![]() ![]() In Germany, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" was historically also used as a patriotic paean, which is why it was regularly sung at nationalistic events such as the Wartburg Festival in 1817. ![]() This "imagery of battle" is also present in some translations, such as that of Thomas Carlyle (which begins "A safe stronghold our God is still"). Heinrich Heine wrote in his 1834 essay Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland, a history of emancipation in Germany beginning with the Reformation, that Ein feste Burg was the Marseillaise of the Reformation. While 19th-century musicologists disputed Luther's authorship of the music to the hymn, that opinion has been modified by more recent research it is now the consensus view of musical scholars that Luther did indeed compose the famous tune to go with the words. The original melody is extremely rhythmic, by the way it bends to all the nuances of the text. In 1906 Edouard Rœhrich wrote, "The authentic form of this melody differs very much from that which one sings in most Protestant churches and figures in ( Giacomo Meyerbeer's) The Huguenots. This is sometimes denoted "rhythmic tune" to distinguish it from the later isometric variant, in 87.87.66.66.7-meter (Zahn No. 7377d), which is more widely known and used in Christendom. Luther composed the melody, named Ein feste Burg from the text's first line, in meter 87.87.55.56.7 ( Zahn No. 7377a). Tune "A Mighty Fortress", isometric tune Organ setting of the isometric tune This evidence supports Luther having written it between 15, because Luther's hymns were printed shortly after he wrote them. Before that it is believed to have appeared in Hans Weiss Wittenberg's hymnal of 1528, also lost. It is believed to have been included in Joseph Klug's Wittenberg hymnal of 1529, of which no copy remains. The earliest extant hymnal in which it appears is that of Andrew Rauscher (1531). Merriman writes that the hymn "began as a martial song to inspire soldiers against the Ottoman forces" during the Ottoman wars in Europe. Some scholars believe that Luther composed it in connection with the Diet of Speyer (1529), at which the German Lutheran princes lodged their protest to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who wanted to enforce his 1521 Edict of Worms.Īlternatively, John M.Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné: it was sung by the German Lutheran princes as they entered Augsburg for the Diet in 1530, at which the Augsburg Confession was presented and.Schneider: it was a tribute to Luther's friend Leonhard Kaiser, who was executed on 16 August 1527 Heinrich Heine: "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" was sung by Luther and his companions as they entered Worms on 16 April 1521 for the Diet.John Julian records four theories of its origin: It has been called the "Battle Hymn of the Reformation" for the effect it had in increasing the support for the Reformers' cause. "A Mighty Fortress" is one of the best known hymns of the Lutheran tradition, and among Protestants more generally. The words are mostly original, although the first line paraphrases that of Psalm 46. It has been translated into English at least seventy times and also into many other languages. Luther wrote the words and composed the hymn tune between 15. " A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" (originally written in the German language with the title "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott") is one of the best known hymns by the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnwriter. This evidence would support it being written in 1527–1529 since Luther's hymns were printed shortly after they were written.Walter's manuscript copy of "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" Before that, it is supposed to have appeared in the Hans Weiss Wittenberg hymnal of 1528, also lost. The earliest extant hymnal in which it appears is that of Andrew Rauscher (1531), but it is supposed to have been in Joseph Klug's Wittenberg hymnal of 1529, of which no copy exists. Merriman writes that the hymn "began as a martial song to inspire soldiers against the Ottoman forces" during the Ottoman wars in Europe. ![]() It has been called the "Battle Hymn of the Reformation" for the effect it had in increasing the support for the Reformers' cause. " A Mighty Fortress" is one of the best-loved hymns of the Lutheran tradition and among Protestants more generally. Luther wrote the words and composed the melody sometime between 15. The Story Behind A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 3 And though this world, with devils filled, ![]()
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