"O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe" Lutheran Service Book LSB

“O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe”
Text: Jacob Fabricuis; tr. Catherine Winkworth
Tune (KOMMT HER ZU MIR): German, Nürnberg, 1534
Text and Tune: Public Domain

[@judahivy]

What a great hymn! Thanks for recording these. We listen to your videos with our kids to learn hymns together, and it works phenomenally.

[@RobertEWaters]

I love it that this is Hymn 666 in the LSB! In your face, Brimstone Breath!

[@JeffWindoloski]

Beautiful recording!

[@isabellelourenco4790]

We all sometimes fear the devil.

[@bearnurse1]

To me it is ironic and humorous that this particular hymn is number 666 in the Lutheran Service Book

[@reitonkyoju8]

+bearnurse1 I would be very surprised if the editors didn't consider that when placing this hymn.

[@katybeadle684]

That is definitely considered. I believe Rev Fisk had a video in which he explained the translation of the text in the scriptures from Greek (as John was captive on Patmos) to Hebrew (language of the intended audience) and the connection to the persecutor of the times and the meaning moving forward. I wish I could remember which video it was to link it. I know it was Rev Fisk probably under Worldview Everlasting.

[@EM-go9cf]

I thought I read somewhere that was on purpose.

[@RainShowers2505]

@@EM-go9cf You read correctly. It was done on purpose. They made sure that section of hymns was falling in the 660s and then put "O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe" at 666.