Wilt Thou, O Man, Live Happily

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About this hymn

Date: 1524
Tune: Mensch, Willt du Leben Seligich
Composer: Martin Luther
Key: C
Meter: 8 8 8 7 4

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Duty (see also Law), Fear of the Lord, God, Justness of, Integrity, Law, Leadership.

Ex 20:1-17 · Deut 5:6-21 · Ps 90:1

Musical background

Mensch, Willt du Leben Seligich is presented in the source key of C, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Martin Luther, 1524. Translated by Richard Massie, 1854, alt. Music: 'Mensch, Willt du Leben Seligich' attr. Martin Luther. Found in Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein, 1524. Setting: Johann Hermann Schein, 1627. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2009 Revision.