The Ten Commandments in Verse
Poem★★Above all else love God alone; Bow down to neither wood nor stone. God’s name refuse to take in vain; The Sabbath rest with care maintain. Respect your parents all your days; Hold sacred human life always. Be loyal to your chosen mate; Steal nothing, neither small nor great. Report, with truth, your neighbor’s deed; And rid your mind of selfish greed. 1 1 Elton Trueblood, Foundations for Reconstruction (New York: Harper & Brothers, t 946), 10. -- T
1Elton Trueblood, Foundations far Reconstruction (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946), 10.
The point
A rhymed paraphrase of the Ten Commandments condenses God's law, from worshiping Him alone to guarding against selfish greed, into simple memorable verse.
Scripture
Exodus 20:1-17
Audience
Adults
Tone
Instructive
To tell aloud
under a minute · 79 words