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Text:A mighty fortress is our God
Author:Martin Luther
Translator:Frederick H. Hedge
Tune:EIN FESTE BURG
Composer:Martin Luther

165. A mighty fortress is our God

Text Information
First Line: A mighty fortress is our God
Title: A mighty fortress is our God
Author: Martin Luther (1527-28)
Translator: Frederick H. Hedge (1852)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1992
Scripture:
Source: Ein feste Burg ist under Gott, Geistliche Lieder, 1529, 1531
Tune Information
Name: EIN FESTE BURG
Composer: Martin Luther (1529)
Meter: 87. 87. 66. 66. 7
Key: D Major
Source: Geistliche Lieder, 1529, 1531



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