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Wilt Thou, O Man, Live Happily

Tune: Mensch, Willt du Leben Seligich · Meter 8 8 8 7 4

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1 Wilt thou, O man, live happily, And dwell with God eternally, The ten commandments keep, for thus Our God Himself biddeth us. Kyr' eleison!

2 I am the Lord and God! take heed No other god doth thee mislead; Thy heart shall trust alone in Me, My kingdom then thou shalt be.

3 Honor My Name in word and deed, And call on Me in time of need: Hallow the Sabbath, that I may Work in thy heart on that day.

4 Obedient always, next to Me, To father and to mother be; Kill no man: even anger dread; Keep sacred thy marriage bed.

5 Steal not, nor do thy neighbor wrong By bearing witness with false tongue; Thy neighbor's wife desire thou not, Nor grudge him aught he hath got.

Words: Martin Luther (1483–1546); translated by Richard Massie (1800–1887)
Music: Martin Luther (1483–1546); setting by Johann Hermann Schein (1586–1630)
Scripture: Ex 20:1-17, Deut 5:6-21, Ps 90:1
Public domain. From the Open Hymnal Project.