2)ie| fiub bie ^eiFgen itljn ®tM\ Melody {from an old German Frocessional), Wittenberg, 1525.
Harmony by M. Praetorius, 1609.
- ly life might live, God did these ten com-mandments give ^etrgett set)n ®e'&Dt\ 2;ic unö gfl& «nfer ^erre ©ott 5)^ofett, feinen !Diener treu,
^ü(i& auf fcem ^erg ©inat.
3c^ Hrt atteitt bein ©ott ter ^err, Äein^ ®5tter foHjl bu :^akn me^r, X)u fotit mir ganj vertrauen "ix^, 2)0tt Jperjengrunt) lie&en mic^.
1)u foüt ni(^t Braudjen ju Une^r^n 2)ejt '^ixmt'x ©otteö, i-eineö ^errn ; Su fottt ttt(^t |5retfen red)t noti) gut, D^n' ma3 ®ott feltft rcb't m\i i^xA.
4 Du fotlt Ijeirgen bcn fieBenf itag, Viix^ betn ^auä ru^en mög, Du fotlt öon iei^m 3;^un laffen afc, Daö ©Ott fein Söerf xv, bir iaB\
1 That man a godly life might live, God did these ten cömmandments give By his true servant Moses, high Upon the mount Sinai.
I am thy God and Lord alone, No other God besides me own ; On my great mercy venture thee, With all thy heart love thou me.
3 By idle word and speech profane Take not my holy name in vain ; And praise not aught as good and true But what God doth say and do.
4 Hallow the day which God hath blest, That thou and all thy house may rest ; Keep hand and heart from labor free, That God may so work in thee.
THAT MEN A GODLY LIFE MIGHT LIVE.
2)tt follt e:^r'n uni geljorfafn fein 5)em SSater unti tier 9)?utter tein, Uttb wo beitt §anb i^n'n bienen fautt, ®o wirji tu lauö'g Sekn :§an, l^tt foKt tti(^t töttett aorniglii^,
5nid)t t)apn noc^ felBfl räi^en ti(^, ®ebulD l^aBen unb fanften SJJut^ Unb auc^ tem geint) t^utt taö ®ut\ S:^"* foHt tu Beipa~^ren rein,
2)a§ auc^ tein iperj fein antere niein\ Unt I)altcn feufc^ taö Sekn tein ^}J?it3u(^tuntg«ä§igfeitfetn, 8 £)u fotlt nii^t fletjlen ®elD no(^ ®ut,
5fii(^t wuchern Semantö ®d)wei§ unt Hut; Xu fofft auftl)un tein^ milte ^ant S)en Slrmen in teinem Sant* 9 Du fotit fein fdfdjer 3eu9e fein,
S^iic^t lügen auf ten 5flä(^jien tein, ©ein' Unfc^ult fottt m^ retten tu Unt feine ©(i^ant^ tecEen ju.
10 !Du fotit tein's ^)la#en 2ßei& unt ^^yx% 53egcl)ren nii^t, noc§ etwaö t'rauö, 2)u foüt i^m »ünfdjen attc5 ®ut', Söic tir tein iper3 feltcr t^ut
2;ie ®eBct, att^ unö geBen f[nt, 2:;ap tu tein @ünt\ o SKenfc^enünt, grfennen foHt, unt lernen wo^t, Sie man für ®ott leBen foll»
S^aö l^elf unä ter §err 3efuö S^^riji, Der unfer Wxi^tx »Porten ifl:
So ijt mit unferm Stjun tierlor^n, Sertiencn toi^ eitet 3"?^.
5 Give to thy parents honor due, Be dutiful and loving too ; And help them when their strength decays So shalt thou have length of days.
Kill thou not out o£ evil will, Nor hate, nor render ill for ill ; Be patient and of gentle mood, And to thy foe do thou good.
7 Be faithful to thy marriage vows, Thy heart give only to thy spouse Keep thy life pure, and lest thou sin Keep thyself with discipline.
Steal not ; oppressive acts abhor ; Nor wring their life-blood from the poor ; But open wide thy loving hand To all the poor in the land.
9 Bear not false witness, nor belie Thy neighbor by foul calumny ; Defend his innocence from blame, With charity hide his shame.
10 Thy neighbor's wife desire thou not, His house, nor aught that he hath got \ But wish that his such good may be As thy heart doth wish for thee.
11 God these commandments gave, therein To show thee, son of man, thy sin, And make thee also well perceive How man for God ought to live.
12 Help US, Lord Jesus Christ, for we A Mediator have in thee ; Without thy help our works so vain Merit naught but endless pain.