A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: notes for 7 instruments
“A mighty fortress is our God…” Pick your instrument. Each page shows the notes in the easiest key that fits it, with a play-along player and a print sheet.
- PianoLetters · C majorC4–C5 Medium
- RecorderLetters · D majorD4–D5 Harder
- FluteLetters · C majorC5–C6 Medium
- ViolinLetters · G majorG4–G5 Medium
- ClarinetLetters · G major (written)G3–G4 Medium
- TrumpetValves · C major (written)C4–C5 Medium
- Alto SaxLetters · D major (written)D4–D5 Harder
Not on kalimba, bells & xylophone, harmonica: no key keeps every note on those instruments without sharps, flats or bends.
Words (first verse)
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe; His craft and pow'r are great,
and, armed with cruel hate, On earth is not his equal.
About this song
- Melody
- Tune EIN FESTE BURG (ISORHYTHMIC), Martin Luther, 1529
- Words
- Martin Luther (1483–1546), translated by Frederic Henry Hedge, 1853 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1529, words 1853: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys