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| + | "A Mighty Stronghold is Our God" (also called "A Mighty Fortress is Our God") is a well-known [[hymn]] by [[Martin Luther]]. It has been translated from German into more than 70 languages. An alternate English version by Thomas Carlyle begins "A safe stronghold our God is still."}} | ||
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| + | "A Mighty Stronghold is Our God" is a famous [[hymn]] by [[Martin Luther]]. It has been translated from German into more than 70 languages. | ||
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| + | ===Words=== | ||
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| + | : A mighty stronghold is our God | ||
| + | : A sure defence and weapon | ||
| + | : He'll help us out of every need | ||
| + | : Whatever now may happen | ||
| + | : The ancient evil fiend | ||
| + | : Has deadly ill in mind | ||
| + | : Great power and craft are his | ||
| + | : His armour gruesome is | ||
| + | : On earth is not his equal | ||
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| + | : With our own strength is nothing done | ||
| + | : Soon we are lost, dejected | ||
| + | : But for us fights the rightful Man | ||
| + | : Whom God himself elected | ||
| + | : You ask, "Who may this be?" | ||
| + | : Christ Jesus is he | ||
| + | : The Lord Sabaoth's Son | ||
| + | : Our God, and he alone | ||
| + | : Shall hold the field victorious | ||
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| + | : And though the world were full of fiends | ||
| + | : All lurking to devour us | ||
| + | : We tremble not nor fear their bands | ||
| + | : They shall not overpower us | ||
| + | : The prince of this world's ill | ||
| + | : May scowl upon us still | ||
| + | : He cannot do us harm | ||
| + | : To judgement he has come | ||
| + | : One word can swiftly fell him | ||
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| + | : The Word they must allow to stand | ||
| + | : For this they win no merit | ||
| + | : Upon the field, so near at hand | ||
| + | : He gives to us his Spirit | ||
| + | : And though they take our life | ||
| + | : Goods, honour, child and wife | ||
| + | : Though we must let all go | ||
| + | : They will not profit so | ||
| + | : To us remains the Kingdom | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Fortress_is_Our_God Wikipedia - A Mighty Fortress is Our God] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Fortress_is_Our_God Wikipedia - A Mighty Fortress is Our God] | ||
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Revision as of 00:52, 21 May 2007
Synopsis
"A Mighty Stronghold is Our God" (also called "A Mighty Fortress is Our God") is a well-known hymn by Martin Luther. It has been translated from German into more than 70 languages. An alternate English version by Thomas Carlyle begins "A safe stronghold our God is still."}}
Contents
Related topics
Comments, Personal Articles, Studies and Sermons
A Mighty Stronghold is our God (song) (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)
For related quotations see A Mighty Stronghold is our God (song) (quotes)
Main article
"A Mighty Stronghold is Our God" is a famous hymn by Martin Luther. It has been translated from German into more than 70 languages.
Words
- A mighty stronghold is our God
- A sure defence and weapon
- He'll help us out of every need
- Whatever now may happen
- The ancient evil fiend
- Has deadly ill in mind
- Great power and craft are his
- His armour gruesome is
- On earth is not his equal
- With our own strength is nothing done
- Soon we are lost, dejected
- But for us fights the rightful Man
- Whom God himself elected
- You ask, "Who may this be?"
- Christ Jesus is he
- The Lord Sabaoth's Son
- Our God, and he alone
- Shall hold the field victorious
- And though the world were full of fiends
- All lurking to devour us
- We tremble not nor fear their bands
- They shall not overpower us
- The prince of this world's ill
- May scowl upon us still
- He cannot do us harm
- To judgement he has come
- One word can swiftly fell him
- The Word they must allow to stand
- For this they win no merit
- Upon the field, so near at hand
- He gives to us his Spirit
- And though they take our life
- Goods, honour, child and wife
- Though we must let all go
- They will not profit so
- To us remains the Kingdom
Links
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