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''
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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.
>
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