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Text:A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Adapter:Ruth Duck
Author:Martin Luther
Translator:Frederick H. Hedge
Tune:EIN' FESTE BURG
Composer:Martin Luther

65. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Text Information
First Line: A mighty fortress is our God
Title: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
German Title: Ein' feste Burg
Author: Martin Luther (c. 1529)
Translator: Frederick H. Hedge (1852)
Adapter: Ruth Duck (1982, 1990)
Meter: 87.87.66.667
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture:
Topic: God: Majesty and Power; God Beyond All Name and Form: Majesty and Power; Assurance (7 more...)
Copyright: Adapt. © 1981, 1990, Ruth Duck
Tune Information
Name: EIN' FESTE BURG
Composer: Martin Luther (c. 1529)
Meter: 87.87.66.667
Key: C Major
Source: harm. from The New Hymnal for American Youth, 1930



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