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 he s 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 he ll 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