A Selection of Hymns ‎#CXXII

CXXII. The first Promise

1 When, by the tempter's wiles betray'd,
Adam our head and parent fell;
Unknown before, a pleasure spread
Thro' all the mazy deeps of hell.

2 Infernal powers rejoic'd to see
The new-made world destroy'd, undone;
But God proclaims his great decree,
Pardon and mercy thro' his son.

3 Serpent accurs'd, thy sentence read,
Almighty vengeance thou shalt feel:
The woman's seed shall break thy head,
Thy malice faintly bruise his heel.

4 Thus God declares, and Christ descends,
Assumes a mortal form, and dies;
Whilst in his death, death's empire ends,
And the proud conqueror conquer'd lies.

5 Dying, the king of glory deals
Ruin to all his numerous foes:
His power the prince of darkness feels,
And sinks oppress'd beneath his woes.

Text Information

• First Line: When by the tempter's wiles betray'd
• Title: The first Promise
• Author: Beddome
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Genesis 3:15
• Topic: Scripture Invitations and Promises; Fall of man: And recovery; Promises: The first promise

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