Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#XXIV

XXIV. First and Second Adam

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 honors shall thy son adorn;
Who condescended to be born?

4 See him below his angels made;
See him in dust among 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: First and Second Adam
• Author: Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8
  ;
  Romans 5:14
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:21-22
• Topic: Patriarchal Types, and Prophecies of Christ
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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