Artist: | Christian Hymns (English) |
User: | raindrops |
Duration: | 240 seconds |
Delay: | 10 seconds |
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A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD
Psalms 46:5-7, Mark 10:45,
Romans 8:34, Romans 8:37-39
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A mighty fortress is our God,
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a bulwark never fai - ling
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Our Helper He, amid the flood
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of mortal ills prevai - ling
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For still our ancient foe
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doth seek to work us woe
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His craft and pow’r are great,
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and, armed with cruel hate
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On earth is not his e - qual
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VERSE 2:
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Did we in our own strength confide,
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our striving would be los - ing
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Were not the right Man on our side,
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the Man of God’s own choosing
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Dost ask who that may be?
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Christ Jesus, it is He
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The Lord of hosts His name,
[Lord Sabaoth His Name]
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from age to age the same
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And He must win the bat - tle
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VERSE 3:
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And though this world with devils filled
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should threaten to undo us
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We will not fear, for God hath willed
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His truth to triumph through us
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The Prince of Darkness grim,
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we tremble not for him
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His rage we can endure,
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for lo, his doom is sure
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One little word shall fell him
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VERSE 4:
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That word above all earthly pow’rs,
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no thanks to them, a - bi - deth
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The Spirit and the gifts are ours
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through Him who with us si - deth
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Let goods and kindred go,
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this mortal life also
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The body they may kill;
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God’s truth abideth still
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His kingdom is fore - ver
Music and words by Martin Luther (1529).
Translated by Frederick Hedge (1853).
Public Domain.