“One of the greatest English hymns ever written, is ‘For All the Saints.’ It is a wide and sweeping vision of the Church Militant and the Church Triumphant. It’s imagery is regal and joyful, it’s poetry majestic and masterful. A vivid picture is painted in the mind as the wondrous words move by. If you ask me it is a masterpiece. Many people know the opening line, but most have never sung it all the way through and thus miss its wondrous portrait. A number of years ago I committed words of this hymn to memory, very much like my father who loved to memorize things that moved him.”
In a recent commentary in anticipation of the celebration of the Solemnity of All Saints, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on the meaning of the various verses in this hymn and on the hymn’s celebration of Christian life.
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Msgr. Charles Pope: For all the Saints – Reflecting on a Great Hymn of the Church (31 OCT 13)
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