From all Thy saints still fighting

1.From all Thy saints still fighting,
for all Thy saints at rest,
To Thee, O blessèd Jesus,
all praises be addressed;
Thou, Lord, didst win the battle,
that they might conquerors be;
Their crowns of living glory
are lit with rays from Thee.

2.Praise, Lord, for dear Saint Andrew
The first to welcome Thee,
The first to lead his brother
The very Christ to see.
With hearts for Thee made ready,
Watch we throughout the year,
Forward to lead our brethren
To own Thine Advent near.

3.We praise Thee, Lord, for Thomas,
Whose short-lived doubtings prove
Thy perfect twofold nature,
The fullness of Thy love.
On all who wait Thy coming
Shed forth Thy peace, O Lord,
And grant us faith to know Thee,
True man, true God, adored.

4.Praise for first-martyr Stephen
Who saw Thee ready stand,
To aid in midst of torments,
To plead at God's right hand.
Share we with him, if summoned
By death our Lord to own,
On earth the faithful witness,
In heaven the martyr crown.

5.For John belov'd disciple,
Exiled on Patmos' shore;
Praise for the faithful record,
He to Thy Godhead bore,
Praise for the mystic vision
Through him to us revealed.
May we, in patience waiting,
With Thine elect be sealed.

6.Praise for Thine infant martyrs,
By Thee with tenderest love
Called early from the warfare
To share the rest above.
O Rachel! cease thy weeping:
They rest from pains and cares.
Lord, grant us hearts as guileless
And crowns as bright as theirs.

7.We praise Thee, Lord, for Peter,
So eager and so bold:
Thrice falling yet repentant,
Thrice charged to feed Thy fold.
He made the good confession
That Thou art Christ and God.
May all our pastors likewise
Keep pure the Faith of old.

8.Praise for the light from heaven,
Praise for the voice of awe,
Praise for the glorious vision
The persecutor saw.
Thee, Lord, for Paul's conversion,
We glorify today;
So lighten all our darkness,
With Thy true Spirit's ray.

9.Lord, Thine abiding presence
Directs the wondrous choice;
For one in place of Judas
The faithful now rejoice.
Thy Church from false apostles
For evermore defend,
And by Thy parting promise
Be with her to the end.

10.All praise, O God, for Joseph,
The guardian of Thy Son,
Who saved him from King Herod
When safety there was none.
He taught the trade of builder,
When they to Naz'reth came.
O shape us in Thy likeness,
And glorify Thy Name.

11.For Mark, O Lord, we praise Thee,
The weak by grace made strong,
Whose labors and whose Gospel
Enrich our triumph-song.
May we, in all our weakness,
Find strength in Thee supplied,
And all, as faithful branches,
In Thee, the Vine, abide.

12.All praise for holy Philip,
Blest guide to Greek and Jew,
And for Saint James the Lesser,
Unsung but ever true.
O grant us grace to know Thee,
The Way, the truth, the Life,
To wrestle with temptations
Till victors in the strife.

13.The Son of Consolation,
Moved by Thy law of love
Forsaking earthly treasures,
Sought riches from above.
As earth now teems with increase,
Let gifts of grace descend,
That Thy true consolations
May through the world extend.

14.We praise Thee for the Baptist,
Forerunner of the Word,
Our true Elias making
A highway for the Lord.
Of prophets last and greatest,
He saw Thy dawning ray:
Make us the rather blessed,
Who love Thy glorious day.

15.We praise Thee for Saint Peter,
We praise Thee for Saint Paul.
They taught both Jew and Gentile
That Christ is all in all.
By cross and sword they yielded
In their brave martyrdom.
Grant us that selfsame courage
Until Thy Kingdom come.

16.All praise for Mary Magdline,
Whose wholeness was restored
By Thee her faithful master,
Anointed risen Lord.
Apostle to th'Apostles
That early Easter day,
May we like her forever
Proclaim Thee as the Way.

17.For James, O Lord, we praise Thee,
Who, slain by Herod's sword,
Drank of Thy cup of suffering
Fulfilling thus Thy word.
Curb we all vain impatience
To read Thy veiled decree,
And count it joy to suffer,
If so brought nearer Thee.

18.What words could do her justice
Who bore the Son of God?
Who suffered in His passion
Who gave Him her own blood?
The Queen of the Apostles
The first among the Saints.
O make us thus obedient,
Thus pure and without stain.

19.All praise for Thine apostle,
The pure Bartholomew
Whom underneath the fig tree
Thine eye all-seeing knew.
Like him, may we be guileless,
True Israelites indeed,
That Thy abiding presence
Our longing souls may feed.

20.We praise Thee, Lord, for Matthew
Whose Gospel Thee declares;
Who, worldly gains forsaking,
Thy path of suffering shared.
From all unrighteous mammon,
Oh, give us hearts set free,
That we, whate'er our calling,
May rise and follow Thee.

21.For Luke, “beloved physician,”
All praise, whose Gospel shows
The healer of the nations,
The sharer of our woes.
Thy wine and oil, O Savior,
On bruised hearts deign to pour,
And with true balm of Gilead
Anoint us evermore.

22.Praise for the Lord's own brother,
James of Jerusalem;
He saw the risen Savior
And placed his faith in him.
Presiding at the council
That set the Gentiles free,
Make us as wise and prayerful
As blessed Camel-knees.

23.Praise, Lord, for Thine apostles,
Who sealed their faith to-day;
One love, one zeal impelled them
To tread the sacred way.
May we with zeal as earnest
The faith of Christ maintain,
And, bound in love as brethren,
At length Thy rest attain.

24.Apostles, prophets, martyrs,
And all the sacred throng
Who wear the spotless raiment,
Who raise the ceaseless song;
For these, passed on before us,
Savior, we Thee adore,
And, walking in their footsteps,
Would serve Thee more and more.

25.Then praise we God the Father,
And praise we God the Son,
And God the Holy Spirit,
Eternal Three in One;
Till all the ransomed number
Fall down before Thy throne,
And honor, power, and glory
Ascribe to God alone.