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Martin LUTHER and music
Martin Luther, the sixteenth-century Protestant reformer, was also a passionate musician and composer. He composed around 36 German chorales, including the famous “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”. By introducing vernacular singing into the liturgy, he made worship more accessible and participatory. His commitment to musical education and his collaborations with Johann Walter and Ludwig Senfl laid the foundations of Protestant sacred music, leaving a lasting influence on composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach.
Psalms 46 (King James Version) :God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Notefor: or, ofTherefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;Notemidst…: Heb. heart of the seasThough the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.Noteand…: Heb. when the morning appearethThe heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.Noteour…: Heb. an high place for usCome, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org