Weekly beauty: "For All the Saints"

I told you All Saints Day is one of my favorite church festivals...here we go again with one of my favorite hymns. It's pretty epic, with seven verses in our latest hymnal. Here's a selection:

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.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Oh, blest communion, fellowship divine,
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph song;
and hearts are brave again and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl, streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

And a slightly different version in video.