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 ev'ry 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;
Behold him number'd with the dead,
To save a ruin'd world from sin;
But he shall reign with pow'r divine.
5 The world to come, redeem'd from all
The mis'ries that attend the fall;
New made and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.
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First Line: | Lord, what was man, when made at first |
Title: | Adam and Christ, Lords of the Old and New Creation |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1793 |
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Notes: | Now Public Domain. Paraphrased, Second Part |