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Author: Martin Luther; Frederic Henry Hedge Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 673 hymnals First Line: A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing Lyrics: 1 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 does seek to work us woe; his craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal. 2 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. You 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. 3 And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God has 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. 4 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! Psalter Hymnal, (Gray), 1987 Topics: Scripture Songs; Worship; Choir; Chorales; God the Father His Sovereignty; Warfare, Christian; liturgical Closing Songs; liturgical Songs of Response

God's Word Is Our Great Heritage

Author: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872; Ole G. Belsheim, 1861-1925 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: God's word is our great heritage and shall be ours forever; to spread its light from age to age shall be our chief endeavor. Through life it guides our way; in death it is our stay. Lord, grant while time shall last your church may hold it fast throughout all generations. Topics: Word of God Used With Tune: EIN FESTE BURG

God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God is our refuge and our strength, a helper ever near us. We will not fear though earth be moved, for God is nigh to cheer us. Although the mountains quake and earth's foundations shake, though angry billows roar and break against the shore, our mighty God will hear us. 2 God's city is forever blest with living water welling; since God is there, she stands unmoved 'mid tumults round her swelling. God speaks and all is peace, from war the nations cease; the Lord of hosts is nigh. Our father's God Most High is our eternal dwelling. 3 Behold what God has done on earth; his wrath brings desolation. His grace, commanding wars to cease, brings peace in ev'ry nation. Be still, for he is Lord, by all the earth adored; the Lord of hosts is nigh. Our father's God Most High is our strong habitation. Topics: Church; Church As Covenant People; God Omnipotence of; God As Refuge; Mystery of God's Ways; Post-Communion; Reformation Day; Trust and Assurance Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

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EIN FESTE BURG (ISORHYTHMIC)

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 641 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Martin Luther; Johann S. Bach, 1685-1750 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 11156 71765 17656 Used With Text: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

REUTER

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 18 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Friedrich Otto (Fritz) Reuter Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13216 54335 54312 Used With Text: Our Lord and God, Oh, Bless This Day

TRINITAS (Elliott)

Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James William Elliott Tune Key: E Major Incipit: 13213 56523 21356

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A safe stronghold

Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1567; Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881 Hymnal: Complete Mission Praise #2 (1999) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 First Line: A safe stronghold our God is still Topics: The Godhead God in Glory and Majesty; Living the Christian Life Spiritual Warfare Languages: English Tune Title: EIN' FESTE BURG

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; Frederick H. Hedge, 1805-1890 Hymnal: Hymns of Promise #5 (2015) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Lyrics: 1 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 does seek to work us woe; his craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal. 2 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. 3 That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours thro' 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. Topics: Praise to God Languages: English Tune Title: EIN' FESTE BURG

A mighty fortress is our God

Hymnal: Australian Hymn Book #8 (1977) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Languages: English

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Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars

1837 - 1916 Person Name: Juan Bautista Cabrera, 1837-1916 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Translator of "Castillo fuerte es nuestro Dios" in Culto Cristiano Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars was born in Benisa, Spain, April 23, 1837. He attended seminary in Valencia, studying Hebrew and Greek, and was ordained as a priest. He fled to Gibraltar in 1863 due to religious persecution where he abandoned Catholicism. He worked as a teacher and as a translator. One of the works he translated was E.H. Brown's work on the thirty-nine articles of the Anglican Church, which was his introduction to Protestantism. He was a leader of a Spanish Reformed Church in Gibraltar. He continued as a leader in this church when he returned to Spain after the government of Isabel II fell, but continued to face legal difficulties. He then organized the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and was consecrated as bishop in 1894. He recognized the influence of music and literature on evangelism which led him to write and translate hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from Real Academia de la Historia (https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/39825/juan-bautista-cabrera-ivars) and Himnos Cristanos (https://www.himnos-cristianos.com/biografia-juan-bautista-cabrera/) (accessed 7/30/2021)

Christopher M. Idle

b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle (born 1938) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Author of "Christ’s church shall glory in his power" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary. Bert Polman

Hans Leo Hassler

1564 - 1612 Person Name: Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Harmonizer of "EIN FESTE BURG" in The Hymnal 1982 Hans Leo Hassler Germany 1564-1612. Born at Nuremberg, Germany, he came from a family of famous musicians and received early education from his father. He then studied in Venice, Italy, with Andrea Gabrieli, uncle of Giovanni Gabrieli, his friend, with whom he composed a wedding motet. The uncle taught him to play the organ. He learned the polychoral style and took it back to Germany after Andrea Gabrieli's death. He served as organist and composer for Octavian Fugger, the princely art patron of Augsburg (1585-1601). He was a prolific composer but found his influence limited, as he was Protestant in a still heavily Catholic region. In 1602 he became director of town music and organist in the Frauenkirche in Nuremberg until 1608. He married Cordula Claus in 1604. He was finally court musician for the Elector of Saxony in Dresden, Germany, evenually becoming Kapellmeister (1608-1612). A Lutheran, he composed both for Roman Catholic liturgy and for Lutheran churches. He produced two volumns of motets, a famous collection of court songs, and a volume of simpler hymn settings. He published both secular and religious music, managing to compose much for the Catholic church that was also usable in Lutheran settings. He was also a consultant to organ builders. In 1596 he, with 53 other organists, had the opportunity to examine a new instrument with 59 stops at the Schlosskirche, Groningen. He was recognized for his expertise in organ design and often was called on to examine new instruments. He entered the world of mechanical instrument construction, developing a clockwork organ that was later sold to Emperor Rudolf II. He died of tuberculosis in Frankfurt, Germany. John Perry

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