The saints of God! their conflict past

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Lyricist: William Dalrymple MacLagan

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• John Stainer SATB

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• Arthur Sullivan — The saints of God, their conflict past  English SATB

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English text

1  The saints of God! their conflict past, And life's long battle won at last, No more they need the shield or sword; They cast them down before their Lord: O happy saints, for ever blest, At Jesus' feet how safe your rest!

2  The saints of God! their wanderings done, No more their weary course they run, No more they faint, no more they fall, No foes oppress, no fears appal: O happy saints, for ever blest, In that dear home how sweet your rest!

3  The saints of God! life's journey o'er, Safe landed on that blissful shore, No stormy tempests now they dread, No roaring billows lift their head: O happy saints, for ever blest In that calm haven of your rest!

4  O God of saints, to Thee we cry; O Saviour, plead for us on high; O Holy Ghost, our Guide and Friend, Grant us Thy grace till life shall end, That with all saints our rest may be, In that bright Paradise with Thee.