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 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 Sabbaoth, 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 good and kindred go,
this mortal
life also;
the body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still,
his
kingdom is forever. - Martin Luther