Lutheran Worship ‎#363

363. All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall

1 All mankind fell in Adam's fall,
One common sin infects us all;
From sire to son the bane descends,
And over all the curse impends.

2 Through humankind corruption creeps
And them in dreadful bondage keeps;
In guilt they draw the infant breath
And reap its fruits of woe and death.

3 From hearts depraved, to evil prone,
Flow thoughts and deeds of sin alone;
God's image lost, the darkened soul
Seeks not nor finds its heav'nly goal.

4 But Christ, the second Adam, came
To bear our sin and woe and shame,
To be our life, our light, our way,
Our only hope, our only stay.

5 As by one man all mankind fell
And, born in sin, was doomed to hell,
So by one Man, who took our place,
We all received the gift of grace.

6 We thank you, Christ; new life is ours,
New light, new hope, new strength, new pow'rs:
This grace our ev'ry way attend
Until we reach our journey's end.

Text Information

• First Line: All mankind fell in Adam's fall
• Title: All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall
• Author: Lazarus Spengler, 1479-1534
• Translator: Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Justification

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-c. 1561
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.