A villanelle on the 1st Commandment.
There is only one God, Lord of lords, and King of kings.
He is the only God I worship and praise.
I fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
I fear God because His Law stings
and His holy wrath that sets ablaze.
There is only one God, Lord of lords, and King of kings.
I love God because His mercy rings,
which I sing in the hymns I raise:
I fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
I trust in God, for salvation He brings
in Christ who justifies all of my days.
There is only one God, Lord of lords, and King of kings.
He is the only God from whom salvation swings
from the floodgates of Heaven in every place.
I fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
Whenever sin and idols I’d rather cling,
this my heart is brought to say:
There is only one God, Lord of lords, and King of kings;
I fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
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