A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein Feste Burg)

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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein Feste Burg)
Text by: Martin Luther 1529
Translated by: Frederick H Hedge 1805-1890
Tune: Ein Feste Burg by: Martin Luther
Source: Presbyterian 1955 Hymnbook #91
Episcopal 1940 Hymnal #551
Broadman 1940 Hymnal #38
Methodist 1939 Hymnal #67
Pilgrim 1935 Hymnal #259
Choice Hymns of the Faith 1945 #254
Christ in Song
Trinity Hymnal #81
Here is my complete recording of the Presbyterian 1955 Hymnbook:
• Presbyterian 1955 The ...
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
does 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 own strength confide,
our striving would be losing,
were not the right Man on our side,
the Man of God's own choosing.
You ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth 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 has 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!
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[@SaraVV]

Direct, clear, right tempo, perfect! Thank you so much!!!

[@halvey123]

I love the Key of C, but must be one of the top 100 hymns of all time, thanks for your relaxing interpretation, sir

[@pastorbee2442]

Wonderful!

[@EddieMillerStudios]

My favorite hymn in the whole wide world! Thanks for uploading this!

[@thewswilliams1266]

Thanks for your lovel suggestions this morning .You have made my start of the day o lovely one .Thanks

[@KJOlivier]

Thanks Mr. Remillard! This tune is outstanding with "God is Our Refuge and Our Strength" (Psalm 46C) from the 2018 Trinity Psalter Hymnal.

[@garethifan1034]

Absolutely beautiful in every way! Praise God for Luther and the Reformation.

[@carol23834]

Appropriately October 31 in Tyndale's book. Praise God for Martin Luther's courage and rediscovery of the gospel of Jesus Christ! Thanks, Andrew!

[@toshamccarty5115]

Hello Mr. Remillard! Visiting again this Thursday, October 12, 2023. Have a great day in the Lord.

[@seongjinlim3457]

Amen!

[@phillipmezzapelle7312]

AMEN 🙏❤️

[@toshamccarty5115]

Thank you for sharing. I can't believe I only found this today, even so, I feel very glad and blessed that I did. It really helped me to sing it today. My devotional included a line quote from it, and it helped to spark my interest to sing. I've been struggling to sing for the last few days/weeks/months really, but if I can hear a part of a song, it seems to help me catch the fire to join in and sing along, which generally helps me feel some better than I did by the end. I think I shall play it again and sing it one more time.

[@EngPheniks]

Luther sure had a wide vision.

[@coloredcoat]

Love your recordings! Your hymnbook you are playing from must not be the same as the page in the picture. You play fermatas where there are none shown, and you play what appear as dotted half notes in the picture as fermatas. Very possibly there is that much timing difference between hymnbooks.

[@AndrewRemillard]

"Very possibly there is that much timing difference between hymnbooks." You have no idea! Add in the variation which can occur over centuries you can have some which have the same source but become unrecognizable to each other. Add in "tradition" which may call for a fermata at every half phrase, maybe a different understanding of rhythmic notations... have you ever seen a shape-note score? Most people only know one thing and they only like what they know. The history of Christian hymnody is deep and very complex. Stick around for awhile and see what I mean. (Did you know I found 22 different tunes for "Come, O Long Expected Jesus?")

[@paulohenrique-oq6pw]

In portuguese Hino "Castelo Forte" Lindo! Wonderful!

[@Tico_Rodrigues7]

Isn't that melody by J S Bach?

[@AndrewRemillard]

No, Martin Luther wrote it long before Bach was...

[@Tico_Rodrigues7]

@@AndrewRemillard Thanks for clarifying this fact for me. I didn't pay attention to the birth of the two.

[@brianbannon6746]

1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Titus 2:13

[@daniellopes2836]

Hello everybody. I have a doubt: the G on second bar is a 1/4 note, but i count as a 1/2... can someone help-me. Am i wrong?