That we our will to Him might yield,
These Ten Com­mand­ments God re­vealed
When He to Is­ra­el drew nigh
Thro’ Mos­es on Mount Si­nai.

I am the Lord thy God alone,
Thou shalt no gods be­side Me own,
But on­ly love and trust in Me,
That I in truth thy Lord may be.

Take not My ho­ly name in vain,
Nor yet My hon­or e’er pro­fane;
Do thou ex­alt in word and thought
What I My­self have said and wrought.

Do thou the Sab­bath day keep blest,
With all thy house en­joy­ing rest;
From earth­ly cares thy soul keep free,
That I may have My work in thee.

Thy par­ents hon­or, serve and love
As trea­sures sent thee from ab­ove;
Stand by them when their strength shall wane,
That length of days may be thy gain.

Do thou ab­stain from hate and strife,
Lest thou shouldst take thy neigh­bor’s life;
Be meek and pa­tient, love thy foe
And naught but good on him bestow.

Be ev­er faithful to thy spouse
And do not break thy mar­riage vows;
Subject thy life to dis­ci­pline,
Thus keep­ing chaste and pure with­in.

Thy neigh­bor’s goods thou shalt not steal,
Nor be thou deaf to his ap­peal,
But op­en thou both heart and hand
To help the needy in the land.

Let not thy lips false wit­ness bear,
Nor any­one’s good name im­pair;
Defend thy neigh­bor’s hon­or well,
And help all ill re­ports to quell.

Nor co­vet thou thy neigh­bor’s wife,
His house, nor aught he owns in life;
But wish that his in truth may be
The good thy heart would wish for thee.

These pre­cepts, as we look with­in,
Reveal to us our griev­ous sin,
And here the Lord doth tru­ly show
How man should live while here be­low.

May Je­sus Christ, our gra­cious Lord,
To us poor sin­ners help af­ford;
He is our me­di­at­or true,
Without whose help we naught can do.