Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#156b

156b. Fear not, thou faithful Christian flock

1 Fear not, thou faithful Christian flock;
God is thy shelter and thy rock:
Fear not for thy salvation.
Though fierce the foe and dark the night,
The Lord of hosts shall be thy might,
Christ thine illumination.

2 Arise, arise, the foe defy!
Call on the Name of God most high,
That he with might endue you.
And Christ, your everlasting Priest,
In all your conflicts shall assist,
From strength to strength renew you.

Text Information

• First Line: Fear not, thou faithful Christian flock
• Translator: Robert Bridges, 1844 - 1930
• Author: Johann Michael Altenburg, 1584 - 1630
• Meter: 8 8 7, 8 8 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church: The People of God; The Life In Christ: Conflict and Victory
• Copyright: By permission of the Clarendon Press, Oxford; From The Yattendon Hymnal, edited by Robert Bridges

Tune Information

• Name: KOMMT HER ZU MIR
• Meter: 8 8 7, 8 8 7.
• Key: g minor
• Source: German Folksong, XV cent.