Living Hymns ‎#249

249. The Ten Commandments

1 Thou shalt not have,--so says the Lord,--
Before me any other God.
2 Thou shalt not make, nor worship one,
Save the Almighty God alone.
3 Thou shalt not take the hallowed name
Of God upon thy lips in vain.
4 Remember always, and obey,
To holy keep the Sabbath day.
5 Honor thy father,--mother, too,---
To them be dutiful and true.
6 Thou shalt not kill,--but rather love,--
This is God's message from above.
7 Adultery do not commit,
For has not God forbidden it.
8 Thou shalt not steal, nor make too free
With what does not belong to thee.
9 False witness thou must never bear,
The word of God does so declare.
10 Thou shalt not covet,--'tis a wrong,--
What to thy neighbor may belong.

Chorus:
Ten commandments,--all divine,--
ev'ry one of them is mine;
Ev'ry one,--the whole, complete,--
Ev'ry one for me to keep.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou shalt not have, so says the Lord
• Title: The Ten Commandments
• Author: W. H. Flaville
• Refrain First Line: Ten commandments, all divine
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Scripture:
  Exodus 20:3-17
• Copyright: Copyright, 1861, by John J. Hood.

Tune Information

• Name: [Thou shalt not have, so says the Lord]
• Composer: Jno. R. Sweney
• Key: E♭ Major