Martin Luther's Evening Prayer

Luther's hymn "Flung to the Heedless Winds"

August 17, 2020 Dr. Richard Zeile
Luther's hymn "Flung to the Heedless Winds"
Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
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Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
Luther's hymn "Flung to the Heedless Winds"
Aug 17, 2020
Dr. Richard Zeile

When Luther heard that two Augustinian monks had been burned at the stake in Brussles  for defending the doctrine of salvation by faith apart from works, he wrote a ballad telling their story. Several stanzas constitute a hymn to the martyrs and is set to a later tune.

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When Luther heard that two Augustinian monks had been burned at the stake in Brussles  for defending the doctrine of salvation by faith apart from works, he wrote a ballad telling their story. Several stanzas constitute a hymn to the martyrs and is set to a later tune.