A Mighty Fortress: A Celebration of Foundational Truths is a musical project extended play (EP) created by Christian singer Steve Green. It was released in early 1986 on Sparrow Records' Birdwing label.
Based on the Martin Luther church hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," the cantada features songs that deal with the emphasis of worshiping God in awe and reverence. Green arranged the songs with producer Greg Nelson and Green co-wrote the original songs with songwriters Niles Borop and Dwight Liles with additional music and lyrics by Nelson and Gary McSpaddon on the song "Jesus Lord to Me" and features Green, Jon Mohr and Linda Dove as soloists with narration by Dr. Millard Reed, who was the pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Nashville, Tennessee.
Green won a Dove Award for Musical Album of the Year for A Mighty Fortress at the 18th GMA Dove Awards. The EP has long since been out of print. You can listen to the full-length cantada from the YouTube link posted below this article.
Track listing
All tracks were written and arranged by Steve Green, Niles Borop and Dwight Liles,
except where noted.
1. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Martin Luther; arranged by Steve Green) -4:02
2. The Fortress -4:40
3. The Ancient Foe (soloist: Linda Dove) -4:16
4. Lord Sabaoth -2:05
5. All Christ Is, He is Within Us/Jesus, Lord to Me (Gary McSpaddon, Greg Nelson)
(soloist: Jon Mohr) -4:23
6. A Charge to Keep I Have (arranged by Steve Green)/His Kingdom is Forever/
A Mighty Fortress is Our God (reprise) -6:02
Accolades
Dove Award -Musical Album of the Year (A Mighty Fortress: A Celebration of
Foundational Truths by Steve Green)
Previous release: He Holds the Keys (1985)
Next release: For God and God Alone (1986)
Listen to the cantada A Mighty Fortress: A Celebration of Foundational Truths here: