A Mighty Fortress

A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD  
w/m Martin Luther, Bill & Karen Itzel

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 pow’r are great and armed with cruel hate
On earth is not his equal

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
The Lord of Hosts His name from age to age the same
And He will win the battle

Out of Darkness, light has come
We will follow ’til the dawn
The word alone will be our guide
’Til all is known at Jesus’ side
When face to face we see Him

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 will fell him

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