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The apex of How’s recognition as a hymn writer was his commission to compose a hymn text for the Diamond Jubilee [60 th anniversary of the reign] of Queen Victoria (1897). Originally, “For all thy saints” [italics added] was written for All Saints’ Day and published in Horatio Nelson’s Hymns for Saints’ Days and Other Hymns (1864).
The hymn was sung to the melody Sarum, by the Victorian composer Joseph Barnby, until the publication of the English Hymnal in 1906. This hymnal used a new setting by Ralph Vaughan Williams which he called Sine Nomine (literally, "without name") in reference to its use on the Feast of All Saints, 1 November (or the first Sunday in November, All Saints Sunday among some Lutheran church bodies ...
Free-use hymns. All Hail the Power of Jesus Name. Around the Throne a Glorious Band. Blessed Feasts for Blessed Martyrs. Blest are the Pure of Heart. By all your Saints Still Striving (some verses only) For all the Saints. For all your Saints (In Warfare) Still Active.
- “For All The Saints” – Dan Haseltine. Written by the Anglican Bishop William Walsham How in 1864, “For All the Saints” has been a popular hymn ever since.
- “Sing with All the Saints in Glory” – Chris Wittington. “Sing with All the Saints in Glory” is an epic hymn that is often played to the tune of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy.”
- “Awake O Sleeper” – Morning Star. “Awake O Sleeper” is a 20th-century hymn from Episcopal Minister Rev. Francis Bland Tucker. The text was not composed as a hymn, but commissioned as the text of a choral anthem.
- “Rock of Ages” – Jimmy Needham. This 18th-century hymn was written by the Reformed Anglican minister the Reverend Augustus Toplady. It was first published in The Gospel Magazine, where it was received so well that it was quickly published in hymnals the same year.
Representative Text. 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, who Thee by faith before the world confessed; Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia, Alleluia! 2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might; Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
10/30/2012. In the Western Christian Church, the Feast of All Saints’ is observed on November 1 st. Protestant churches often mark the occasion on the first Sunday in November. St. Stephen will observe All Saints’ on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at both morning worship services. As early as 3500 B.C.E., Celtic religions honored their dead ...
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All Saints Day relates to giving God earnest gratitude for the lives and deaths of his saints, remembering those who were well-known and not. Additionally, individuals throughout Christian history are celebrated, such as Peter the Apostle. Download thechord charts,vocal sheets, and orchestrations to support these hymn suggestions.
