Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. The body they may kill God’s truth abideth still Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also C D G VERSE 4 That Word above all earthly powers, F C/E G C. C Am G D G C G The Prince of Darkness grim, we C F Bdim Am tremble not for him E Am E Am D G F C His rage we can endure, for lo, A Dm E his doom is sure. ![]() For lo his doom is sure F C/E G C One little word shall fell him. The Spirit and the gifts are ours through Him who with us sideth 2 of 2 C D G VERSE 3 And though this world, with devils filled F C/E G C Should threaten to undo us, C D G. That word above all earthly pow’rs, no thanks to them, abideth The body they may kill Gods truth abideth still. Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also. The Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth. His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure 4 That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth. The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure. Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing. His craft and pow’r are great, and, armed with cruel hate. For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe. Our Helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us Composition: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (also known as the Battle Hymn of the Reformation). A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing. The Lord of hosts His name, from age to age the sameĪnd though this world with devils filled should threaten to undo us for lo, his doom is sure one little word shall fell him. Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also The body they may kill God's truth abideth still: His kingdom is forever. 4 That word above all earthly pow'rs, No thanks to them, abideth The Spirit and the gifts are ours Thro' Him who with us sideth. Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosingĭost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He Yesterday we considered a few lines from the third verse of Martin Luthers beloved hymn, A Mighty Fortress is Our God. 1 A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. For lo, his doom is sure: One little word shall fell him. His craft and pow’r are great, and, armed with cruel hateĭid we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing Our Helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailingįor still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe He finally escaped, fled to the Moravians at Herrnhut, became a bishop, and afterwards joined the Wesleys in 1735 in their expedition to Savannah, Georgia.A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing Twenty heads of families were for this sent to jail, including Nitschmann, who was treated with special severity. Not dismayed, the congregation struck up the stanzas of Luther’s hymn,Īnd though this world, with devils filled, Cornerstone Lyrics Default Arrangement (No Instrumental) by William Batchelder Bradbury, Eric Liljero, Reuben. Those who still assembled were seized and imprisoned in stables and cellars.Īt David Nitschmann’s house, where a hundred and fifty persons gathered, the police broke in and seized the books. Jesuits opposed it, and the meetings were prohibited. In 1720 a remarkable revival began in a town in Moravia. It was sung at the funeral of American president Dwight Eisenhower at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, March 1969. ![]() This song has been called the greatest hymn of the greatest man of the greatest period of German history, and the Battle Hymn of the Reformation. Translated from German to English by Frederic H. ![]() Words & Music: Martin Luther, 1529 ( Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott) ( □ pdf nwc).
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