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Catechism 7

Questions 42-52

CM

And so what is the first command?

No other gods but me.
What is taught by this first command?
To worship God only.

What about the second command?
An idol do not make.
What is taught by this next command?
Idolatry forsake.

Then what is in the third command?
God's name, treat it with care.
What does it teach, the third command?
God's name, word, works, revere. 

And what about the fourth command?
The Sabbath keep to me.
What is taught by the fourth command?
The Sabbath keep holy.

The Christian Sabbath's on what day
Each week it's the first day,
It's on a Sunday, the Lord's Day,
The Christian's Sabbath day.

Why do we call it the Lord's Day?
As Christ made it his own.
He rose up on that very day
(See rolled away the stone).

How should the Sabbath be observed?
Rest from work, prayer and praise, 
In hearing, reading from God’s Word,
Helping others always.

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