A safe stronghold our God is still - Luther, Martin

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"Luther's text translated by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)"

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Hymn

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SSA

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 4-5)

↕ Range G2 – C5

¶ Language → English

Measures 21

Texture mixed texture

Parts 3

Instruments SSA

Pages 1

CPDL # 61369

Editor Andrew Sims

Posted 2020-11-14

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Midi_74

G2 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

A safe stronghold our God is still, a trusty shield and weapon; he’ll keep us clear from all the ill that hath us now o’ertaken. The ancient prince of hell hath risen with purpose fell; strong mail of craft and power he weareth in this hour; on earth is not his fellow. With force of arms we nothing can, full soon were we down-ridden; but for us fights the proper Man, whom God himself hath bidden. Ask ye, Who is this same? Christ Jesus is his name, the Lord Sabaoth’s Son; he, and no other one, shall conquer in the battle. And were this world all devils o’er, and watching to devour us, we lay it not to heart so sore; not they can overpower us. And let the prince of ill look grim as e’er he will, he harms us not a whit; for why? his doom is writ; a word shall quickly slay him. God’s word, for all their craft and force, one moment will not linger, but, spite of hell, shall have its course; ’tis written by his finger. And though they take our life, goods, honour, children, wife, yet is their profit small; these things shall vanish all: the City of God remaineth.