156a. Fear not, thou faithful Christian flock

1 Fear not, thou faithful Christian flock;
God is thy shelter and thy rock:
Fear not for thy salvation.
Though fierce the foe and dark the night,
The Lord of hosts shall be thy might,
Christ thine illumination.

2 Arise, arise, the foe defy!
Call on the Name of God most high,
That he with might endue you.
And Christ, your everlasting Priest,
In all your conflicts shall assist,
From strength to strength renew you.

Text Information
First Line: Fear not, thou faithful Christian flock
Translator: Robert Bridges, 1844 - 1930
Author: Johann Michael Altenburg, 1584 - 1630
Meter: 8 8 7, 8 8 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: The Church: The People of God; The Life In Christ: Conflict and Victory
Copyright: From The Yattendon Hymnal, edited by Robert Bridges ; By permission of the Clarendon Press, Oxford
Tune Information
Name: ASCENDIT DEUS
Composer: Johann Gottfried Schicht, 1753 - 1823
Meter: 8 8 7, 8 8 7.
Key: A♭ Major



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