"Wilt thou, O man, live happily." by Martin Luther, 1483-1546 Text From: THE HYMNS OF MARTIN LUTHER (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883), p. 43 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. Kyr' eleison! 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. Kyr' eleison! 4. Obedient always, next to me, To father and to mother be; Kill no man: even anger dread; Keep sacred thy marriage-bed. Kyr' eleison! 5. Steal not, nor do thy neigbor wrong By bearing witness with false tongue; Thy neighbor's wife desire thou not, Nor grudge him aught he hath got. Kyr' eleison! _____________________________________________ Notes: Text: The Ten Commandments, abridged. Hymn XXI from "The Hymns of Martin Luther" Author: Martin Luther Translated by: Richard Massie, adapted Titled: "Mensch, willt du leben seliglich." Melody: 1525 Harmony: H. Schein, 1627 1st Published in: Walter's "Gesangbuch", 1525 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St.,Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 ______________________________________________________________