Ein Feste Burg
A mighty fortress is our God
688
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Hymn Melody
Metric Index
87. 87. 66. 66. 7
Modality
C Major
15-Pitch Humming Index
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Author
Martin Luther [1483-1546]
Composer (melody)
Martin Luther [1483-1546]
Harmonizer
Johann Sebastian Bach [1685-1750]
Language
English
Original Language
German
Publication Date
1985
Translator
Frederic Henry Hedge [1805-1890]
Last Five Uses
• Used on Mar 16, 2025 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Mar 17, 2024 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jan 21, 2024 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jun 25, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on May 07, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Mar 17, 2024 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jan 21, 2024 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jun 25, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on May 07, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
Poem Words (Four verses)
1.
A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing;
our helper he, amid the flood
of mortal ills prevailing:
for still our ancient foe
doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and power are great,
and, armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not his equal.
a bulwark never failing;
our helper he, amid the flood
of mortal ills prevailing:
for still our ancient foe
doth seek to work us woe;
his craft and power are great,
and, armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not his equal.
2.
Did we in our strength confide,
our striving would be losing;
were not the right man on our side,
the man of God's own choosing:
dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabbaoth, his Name,
from age to age the same,
and he must win the battle.
our striving would be losing;
were not the right man on our side,
the man of God's own choosing:
dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabbaoth, his Name,
from age to age the same,
and he must win the battle.
3.
And though this world, with devils filled,
should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed
his truth to triumph through us;
the prince of darkness grim,
we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure,
for lo! his doom is sure,
one little word shall fell him.
should threaten to undo us,
we will not fear, for God hath willed
his truth to triumph through us;
the prince of darkness grim,
we tremble not for him;
his rage we can endure,
for lo! his doom is sure,
one little word shall fell him.
4.
That word above all earthly powers,
no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours
through him who with us sideth:
let goods and kindred go,
this mortal life also;
the body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still,
his kingdom is forever.
no thanks to them, abideth;
the Spirit and the gifts are ours
through him who with us sideth:
let goods and kindred go,
this mortal life also;
the body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still,
his kingdom is forever.
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