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 Sabaoth, 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 goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.
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A mighty fortress is our
God, a bulwark never failing;
Psalm
46:1 God is
our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
Hebrews 13:6 So we say with
confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?"
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent
was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He
said to the woman, "Did God really say, `You must not eat from any
tree in the garden'?"
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
On earth is not his equal.
1 John 5:19
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is
under the control of the evil one.
Did we in our strength
confide, our striving would be losing;
John 15:5 "I
am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him,
he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosing:
1 John 4:14 And
we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the
Savior of the world.
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
John 1:1 In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
Hebrews 6:17
Because God
wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the
heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.
And He must win the battle.
Hebrews 10:13
Since that time
he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool,
And though this world,
with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
Titus 2:12 It
teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions,
and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present
age,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us:
Philippians
1:6 being
confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on
to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
James 4:7 Submit
yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
Romans 16:20 The
God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our
Lord Jesus be with you.
One little word shall fell him.
Revelation
20:10 And
the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning
sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will
be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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 goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.
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