This was the text as it stood  A mighty fortress is our God      A strong defense and weapon      He helps us out of all distress      That has us now afflicted      The old evil foe      With power now attacks      Great strength and much guile      His dreadful weapons are      On Earth he has no equal           With our powers we will fail      We would be soon defeated      But for us fights the chosen man      Whom God Himself elected      You ask who that is      Hes called Jesus Christ      The armies leading Lord      There is no other God      He holds the field forever           And if the world should fill with woe     And would us all devour     We would not shake in mortal fear     Our hopes they can prevail     The prince of the world     As grim as he may be     Still does us no ill     He comes he is judged     One word and hell collapse          The Word it shall forever stand     And no thanks need be said     He stands by us for all our lives     With his great loving gifts     Let them take your body     Goods honor child wife     Send all to the wind     They have no worth in this world     The Kingdom is ours forever