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. Have mercy, Lord! 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. Have mercy, Lord! 6. In sinful wrath thou shalt not kill, Nor hate, nor render ill for ill; Be patient and of gentle mood, And to thy foe do thou good. Have mercy, Lord! 7. Be faithful to thy marriage vows, Thy heart give only to thy spouse; Thy life keep pure, and lest thou sin, Use temp’rance and discipline. Have mercy, Lord! 8. Steal not; all usury abhor Nor wring their life-blood from the poor, But open wide thy loving hand To all the poor in the land. Have mercy, Lord! 9. Bear not false witness nor belie Thy neighbor by foul calumny; Defend his innocence from blame; With charity hide his shame. Have mercy, Lord! 10. Thy neighbor’s house desire thou not, His wife, nor aught that he hath got, But wish that his such good may be As thy heart doth wish for thee. Have mercy, Lord! 11. God these commandments gave, therein To show thee, child of man, thy sin And make thee also well perceive How man unto God should live. Have mercy, Lord! 12. Help us, Lord Jesus Christ, for we A Mediator have in Thee. Our works cannot salvation gain; They merit but endless pain. Have mercy, Lord! Martin Luther, 1524; R. Massie, tr., a. 392 8, 8, 8, 7, 4 Wilt thou, O man, live happily And dwell with God eternally? The Ten Commandments keep, for thus Our God Himself biddeth us. Have mercy, Lord! 2. I am thy Lord and God; take heed Lest other gods do thee mislead. Thy heart shall trust alone in Me; Thou shalt My own kingdom be. Have mercy, Lord! 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. Have mercy, Lord! 4. Obedient always, next to Me, To father and to mother be. Kill no man, but to wrath be slow. Be true to thy marriage vow. Have mercy, Lord! 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. Have mercy, Lord! Martin Luther, 1525; R. Massie, tr., a. CREED. 393 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7