Sunday's Hymn

What else for today but the “Bat­tle Hymn of the Ref­or­ma­tion”?

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

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 doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

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:
Dost 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.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath 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.

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.

—Martin Luther

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Love Divine, All Loves Excelling at Rosemary at Home
• A Mighty Fortress Is Our God at threegirldad (Same hymn as mine, but with choir and orchestra video.)
• God of Our Fathers and more at Wordwise Hymns
• There Is a Land of Pure Delight at Conjubilant with Song
• Sing to the Lord of Harvest at The Happy Wonderer
• I Am But a Stranger Here, Heav’n Is My Home at Field Stone Cottage
• When Morning Guilds the Sky at Hiraeth
• Lord’s Day 44, 2010 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon: Don’t Bow to Worldly Wisdom at Pyromaniacs
• Heart Aflame - October 31, 2010 at The Upward Call
• Update: Sabbath Keeping at Thistle Cove Farms

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Comments

[rosemary]

This is one of my very favorites---so glad Martin Luther wrote it!

[amy in peru]

I posted here... I'm sorry that I'm too daft it seems to find the contact link that you mentioned was somewhere above... :)

I post every Sunday... I'd love to be included in your list. :)

amy in peru

[John]

We sang this one in church yesterday. One of the best.

[Gregg]

Great song! Truly one of my favorites.

[Sandra]

http://thistlecovefarm.blogspot.com/2010/10/sabbath-keeping_31.html - Every Sunday, Sabbath Keeping is posted. It's an Old Testament verse, quotes dealing with the subject matter, a New Testament verse and, always, ends with blessings. All my posts end with blessings; I'm too blessed not to be grateful.
A Mighty Fortress is one of my favorite hymns; I like most of the old ones.