Psalms ‎#8d

8d. Adam and Christ, Lords of the Old and New Creation

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.

Text Information

• 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
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8:3-9
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Paraphrased, Second Part

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