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The German Mass and Order of Divine Service
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/luthserv.html
The 1911 translation of the 1526 Deutsche Messe with preface from the reformer, telling why he wrote it, its intended use, and various other rites and options for worship.
Selected Hymns of Martin Luther
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-luther.html#sw-hymn
Project Wittenberg archive with English translations and some texts in the original German. Two English versions of A Mighty Fortress are included.
Martin Luther Collection: Sammlung
http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/luther.html
Complete text of his hymns in English and German with a short biography.
Martin Luther
http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/luther
Frank Manheim biography in the Classical Composers Database focuses on how the reformer revolutionized church music in the 16th century.
Did Luther use a drinking song as the basis for (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)?
http://www.ctsfw.edu/library/faq.php
FAQ including explanation of the term "bar form".
Deutsche Geistliche Lieder
Etext of German hymns, with English translation.
Christian Singers of Germany: Martin Luther
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/winkworth/singers.c5.html
Chapter 5 of the book by Catherine Winkworth: includes biography and several translated hymns.