In this week’s episode, we look at why there are two commonly sung versions of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. We listen to the familiar slower tune and then to the original rhythmic version that Luther wrote. We consider how rhythm helps congregational singing and why this hymn still matters today.
Here’s a PDF of the song if you want to sing it yourself:
The Friday FIVE is a weekly five-minute podcast series from Musically Speaking that features music commentary, examples, and recommendations from Jarrod Richey.
Morphing A Mighty Fortress
In this reairing of our fifth episode of Musically Speaking, we take a listening tour through the rhythm, tune, and text changes that have come to Martin Luther’s famous hymn on Psalm 46. Below are button links to the PDFs mentioned in this special Reformation Day episode.
