A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

October 31 is Reformation Day, marked by the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg in 1517. To commemorate the occasion, here is "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," sung by the Roger Wagner Chorale.

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The Majesty and Glory of Your Name (Tom Fettke)

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Psalm 53 in Aramaic (Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church)

When Pope Francis went to the Republic of Georgia, he visited the Chaldean Catholic Church of St. Simon in the city of Tbilisi (Vatican Radio has the story here). There he met with representatives of the Assyrian Chaldean community (members of the Assyrian diaspora). While he visited the church, they sang this hymn with the words from Psalm 53 in Aramaic (the language that Jesus spoke). The music is spine-tingling. Nothing like it in the Western Churches.

 

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Raga Charukeshi (Classical Indian Music)

In Martin Scorsese’s documentary, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Ravi Shankar is heard to say that sound is God. Here are some masters of the divine sounds of Hindu music.

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