1. Be not dismayed, thou little flock,
Although the foe’s fierce battle-shock
Loud on all sides assail thee;
Though o’er thy fall they laugh secure,
Their triumph cannot long endure,
Let not thy courage fail thee.
2. Our hope is sure in Jesus’ might,
Against themselves the godless fight,
Themselves, not us, distressing;
Shame and contempt their lot shall be,
God is with us, with Him are we,
To us belongs His blessing.
Text
Author: Jakob Fabricius, 1631 (translated 1858)
Meter: 887 887
Music
Author: Anon. 1530 (harmonized by J.S. Bach)
Yamaha PSS480 Instrumentation: Four Recorders, Cello, Glockenspiel
Time: 1:16