3975. Lord, What Was Man?

1. Lord, what was man, when made at first,
Adam the offspring of the dust,
That Thou shouldst set him and his race
But just below an angel’s place?

2. That Thou shouldst 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;
See Him in dust amongst the dead,
To save a ruined world from sin;
But He shall reign with power divine.

5. The world to come, redeemed from all
The mis’ries that attend the fall,
New made and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Savior’s feet.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, what was man, when made at first
Title: Lord, What Was Man?
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ABSCHIED
Composer: Wenzel Müller (1828)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 54562 47154 57654
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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