Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#20b

20b. 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 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 honors 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: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8:3-9
• Notes: Paraphrased, Second part

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