Martin Luther wrote in his famous hymn, “A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; Our helper he amid the flood, Of mortal ills prevailing.”
I Am a Patriot
I love the 4th of July – the music, the food, the fireworks, the people. I come from a large military family. I enjoy singing patriotic music and tear up whenever I hear Stars and Stripes Forever. I like baseball (soccer) and apple pie. I like the Star-Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful. I am […]
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord’s Blessing
Over at The Wittenberg Door tonight and it had the following Dutch hymn, We Gather Together to Ask the Lord’s Blessing (circa 1597). We gather togetherto ask the Lord’s blessing;he chastens and hastenshis will to make known.The wicked oppressingnow cease from distressing.Sing praises to his name,he forgets not his own. (Hymn 286 in the Trinity […]