This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church on 472 Ocean Rd in Portsmouth NH 03801 (603) 436-7736. The bulletin is dated February 2nd, 2025. Great Hymns Of The Faith A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Martin Luther 1483-1546 This great war song of the Reformation, written by Martin Luther, has heartened many a German army going into battle, and has give courage to many a son of Germany amid the hardships of strange lands. It was a sung every day by Luther and his friends. Before the battle of Leipzig, September 17, 1631. The whole army of Gustavus Adolphus sang the hymn. The story is still repeated by the Germans of Herkimer County, New York, of John Christian Bush, who settled there with his family of six children and founded the village of Shell's Bush on the afternoon of August 6, 1781, a band of Indians, led by Donald McDonald, a Scotch refugee, attacked the village. Bush, who was worki...
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