Time: Sat Nov 16 06:33:41 1996 To: Jan Farmer <jfarmer@startext.net> From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: Re: ``A Mighty Fortress is Our God'' Cc: Bcc: Objection: "Clinton" street will need a name change. :) /s/ Paul Mitchell At 10:53 PM 11/15/96 -0800, you wrote: >http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/hymns/fortress-english.txt >In these very troubling times it's good to know.... > ``A Mighty Fortress is Our God'' > ``A Mighty Fortress is Our God'' > by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546 > Composite Translation from > the Pennsylvania Lutheran CHURCH BOOK of 1868 > Text From: > THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL > (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942). pp. 192 > >1. A mighty Fortress is our God, > A trusty Shield and Weapon; > He helps us free from every need > That hath us now o'ertaken. > The old evil Foe > Now means deadly woe; > Deep guile and great might > Are his dread arms in fight; > On Earth is not his equal. > >2. With might of ours can naught be done, > Soon were our loss effected; > But for us fights the Valiant One, > Whom God Himself elected. > Ask ye, Who is this? > Jesus Christ it is. > Of Sabaoth Lord, > And there's none other God; > He holds the field forever. > >3. Though devils all the world should fill, > All eager to devour us. > We tremble not, we fear no ill, > They shall not overpower us. > This world's prince may still > Scowl fierce as he will, > He can harm us none, > He's judged; the deed is done; > One little word can fell him. > >4. The Word they still shall let remain > nor any thanks have for it; > He's by our side upon the plain > With His good gifts and Spirit. > And take they our life, > Goods, fame, child and wife, > Let these all be gone, > They yet have nothing won; > The Kingdom our remaineth. > >_________________________________________________________________ >This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg >by Rev. Robert E. Smith and is in the public domain. You may >freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any >comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther >Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. > E-mail: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU > Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA >Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 >________________________________________________________________ >
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