1 If God within these evil days
His mercy were not sharing,
No strength or grace could we obtain;
Our hearts would be despairing,
A remnant small, a handful we,
By many haughty men to be
Despised and persecuted.
2 The enemy is wrathful still,
But God with wise direction
Has saved us from the worldly lure
And giv’n our soul protection.
For unbelief with many woes
Has thus increased, and overflows,
The world, as does a river.
3 We thank Thee, Lord, we are redeemed!
Our soul they could not capture,
For as a bird from nets released,
We have escaped in rapture.
The bonds are loosed, and we are free,
And strength’ning grace we find in Thee,
The God of earth and heaven.
Source: Zion's Harp: a collection of hymns and songs for the Apostolic Christian Church of America #109
Luther, Martin, born at Eisleben, Nov. 10, 1483; entered the University of Erfurt, 1501 (B.A. 1502, M.A.. 1503); became an Augustinian monk, 1505; ordained priest, 1507; appointed Professor at the University of Wittenberg, 1508, and in 1512 D.D.; published his 95 Theses, 1517; and burnt the Papal Bull which had condemned them, 1520; attended the Diet of Worms, 1521; translated the Bible into German, 1521-34; and died at Eisleben, Feb. 18, 1546. The details of his life and of his work as a reformer are accessible to English readers in a great variety of forms. Luther had a huge influence on German hymnody.
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