Here Comes Herr Luther

Here comes Herr Luther,
Here comes Herr Luther, 
He heard the cardinals sing,
If you help fund our building project 
A soul from purgatory’ll spring 
He grabbed a pen and wrote, wrote, wrote, wrote 
Ninety-five statements one night, 
Grabbed a hammer to head into town
Herr Luther did that night.

Here comes Herr Luther,
Here comes Herr Luther, 
Right down Wittenberg Lane,
He’s got a parchment full of theses 
The church won’t be the same. 
Hear the hammer bang, bang, banging 
Not an indulgence in sight, 
So grab a hammer, head into town
'Cause Herr Luther comes tonight.

Here comes Herr Luther,
Here comes Herr Luther, 
Europe’s all astir,
There’s a batch of plenty reformers 
There’s more beyond Luther. 
Jan Hus, Ulrich Zwingli, Zwingli 
Just to name a pair, 
So let’s all celebrate Reformation
At the end o’ October.

A little Reformation Carol that I wrote with some musical help from Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman. Happy Reformation Day!