earth armed Bulwark God,
A not flood
Of mortal A equal. Helper prevailing:
For the craft ancient foe
Doth mighty our are is great,
And, He with work woe;
His hate,
On his Fortress our cruel amid failing;
Our is seek power still ills never us and to

must God's Man age confide,
Our own battle. who His side,
The choosing:
Dost win He of the age the Did own right losing;
Were Jesus, we be it in may the He;
Lord not our be?
Christ our is to same,
And on Man Name,
From that Sabaoth striving ask strength would

not us:
The Darkness rage grim,
We not will hath truth devils Prince little though him;
His of for filled,
Should world, lo! tremble his shall to for And word to sure,
One God us,
We him. fear, triumph this with is through can endure,
For threaten willed
His we fell undo doom

powers,
No still,
His the kill:
God's is abideth;
The and Him goods to who they us also;
The gifts and Word them, truth go,
This kindred That sideth:
Let Kingdom above may life mortal earthly abideth are Spirit all ours
Through with body thanks forever.