Luther's Hymn in the Shadow of Plague
In the autumn of 1527, the bubonic plague swept through Wittenberg. Families fled the city in terror. The university relocated. Yet Martin Luther refused to...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9.
In the autumn of 1527, the bubonic plague swept through Wittenberg. Families fled the city in terror. The university relocated. Yet Martin Luther refused to leave, staying behind to minister to the sick and dying. His own infant son fell gravely ill. Friends begged him to go. The world around him was, quite literally, falling apart. It was in this season of death and upheaval that Luther turned to Psalm 46 and composed what would become the most famous hymn of the Reformation: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.…
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