For all the Saints Who've Shown Your Love

This is a gentle late 20th century hymn about the call to show Christ's love in the world.  It is sometimes called "For all the Saints Who Showed Your Love".

Some churches use it on All Saints Day,  as an alternative to the more-traditional For all the Saints, because it is set to a well known folk-tune.  In some places, it is used for funerals.

It was written by by Scottish hymn-writer and Church of Scotland minister  John L Bell (b 1949) and youth minister, liturgist, writer, artist, musician Graham Maule (1958-2019) - who are/were both members of the Iona Community - and first published in 1996.

With meter 8.8.8.8, tunes it has been set to include:

• O WALY WALY - composer is unknown, described as traditional English / Scottish / Irish - depending on who you ask.   This is also used for several other hymns including Lord Make me an Instrument of Peace and To Do Your Will
• WELLS HOUSE by English composer David Iliff (1939-2024)
• OLD HUNDREDTH attributed to Louis Bourgeois (1551) - the common tune for All People that on Earth do Dwell
• An unnamed tune set as a choral arrangement by composer Bob Moore.

Downloads

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Buy sheet music from GIA publications (several settings

Examples

Small group with chamber orchestra, professional recording

Singer with piano, words on-screen

Virtual choir with keyboard, voilin and clarinet

Small group with piano, setting by Bob Moore, unnamed tune

Duet with strings, live in a church service

Instrumental - organ, words on-screen

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on page 4-5 ofthis website. A rough outline is:

1.  For all the saints who've shown your love ...

2.  For all the saints who loved your name ...

3.  For all the saints who named your will ...

4.  Bless all whose will or name or love ...

See more ...

• Hymns for All Saints
• Hymns fur funerals

KEEP IN CASE ORIGINAL IS REMOVED, BUT DO NOT DISPLAY 1.  For all the saints who've shown your love
in how they live and where they move,
for mindful women, caring men,
accept our gratitude again.

2.  For all the saints who loved your name,
whose faith increased the Saviour's fame,
who sang your songs and share your word,
accept our gratitude, good Lord.

3.  For all the saints who named your will,
and showed the kingdom coming still
through selfless protest, prayer, and praise,
accept the gratitude we raise.

4.  Bless all whose will or name or love
reflects the grace of heave above.
Though unacclaimed by earthly powers,
your life, through theirs, has hallowed ours.

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