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The Reformation · c. 1527–1529
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Martin Luther · 1483–1546
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What it is
A paraphrase of Psalm 46 for congregational singing, with the devil as a real adversary and one little word able to fell him.
Why it lasted
The battle hymn of the Reformation, and part of Luther's deliberate campaign to teach doctrine by putting it in people's mouths.
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Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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