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09August
2022

Hymn Stories: A Mighty Fortress

August 9, 2022
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Purple Hymnal #110

 A mighty fortress is our God, 

A bulwark never failing; 

No hymn is identified with the Protestant Reformation more than Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress.” Luther (1483-1546) left a body of congregational songs that both defined the Lutheran confessional tradition and became truly ecumenical in influence.

Based on Psalm 46, the hymn is a celebration of the sovereign power of God over all earthly and spiritual forces, and of the sure hope we have in him because of Christ. After its publication, it gained immense popularity throughout Reformed Europe.

In addition to skills as a writer, translator and preacher, Luther was an amateur musician. His thirty-seven hymns stand alongside his theological writings and his translation of the Bible into German as testaments of his creativity and intellectual ability.

Luther wrote several original hymns and melodies. He revised many Latin hymns to German texts set to adaptations of plainsong and folk melodies, and encouraged the composition of new texts and rhythmic hymn melodies.  

 “A Mighty Fortress” stands as a bastion of strength, an ever-present reminder of God’s unwavering presence in our lives.

-Tammy Lydon

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28July
2022

7/24/22 11AM Sunday Service – Getting to Know Who: Joshua

July 28, 2022
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28July
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7/24/22 9AM Sunday Service – Getting to Know Who: Joshua

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28July
2022

7/17/22 11AM Sunday Service – Moses Transformed by Grace

July 28, 2022
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28July
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7/17/22 9AM Sunday Service – Getting to Know Who: Moses

July 28, 2022
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11July
2022

7/10/22 11AM Sunday Service – Getting to Know Who: Samuel

July 11, 2022
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2022

7/10/22 9AM Sunday Service – Getting to Know Who: Samuel

July 11, 2022
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04July
2022

7/3/22 11AM Sunday Service – Pentecost: Abraham and Sarah Transformed by Grace

July 4, 2022
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7/3/22 9AM Sunday Service – Pentecost: Abraham and Sarah Transformed by Grace

July 3, 2022
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26June
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June 26, 2022
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