Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#92

92. Lord, what was man when made at first

1 Lord, what was man when made at first,
Adam the offspring of the dust,
That thou should'st set him and his race
But just below an angel's place?

2 That thou should'st raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below;
Make every beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet?

3 But, O, what brighter glories wait
To crown the second Adam's state!
What honours shall thy Son adorn,
Who condescended to be born!

4 See him below his angels made,
See him in dust amongst the dead,
To save a ruin'd world from sin;
But he shall reign with power divine.

5 The world to come, redeem'd from all
The miseries that attend the fall,
New-made, and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, what was man when made at first
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Adam and Christ, Lords of the Old and the New Creation; Fall and Depravity of Man

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