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Tune: Dies sind die heilgen zehu Gebot · 4/4 · C

That Men a godly Life Might Live

Words: Martin Luther, 1524. Translated by Richard Massie, 1854, alt.

Key
Coriginal
Tempo
120bpm

Shown in the original key. The loop button repeats the tune for every verse; the last phrase serves as the introduction.

Words

  1. 1That man a godly life might live, God did these ten commandments give By His true servant Moses, high Upon the mount Sinai. Have mercy, Lord.
  2. 2I 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. 3By 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. 4Hallow 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.
  5. 5Give to thy parents honor due, Be dutiful and loving too; And help them when their strength decays So shalt thou have length of days.