Author: Watts Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #XXIV (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs First Line: Lord, what was man, when made at first Lyrics: 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. Topics: Patriarchal Types, and Prophecies of Christ Scripture: Psalm 8 Languages: English
First and Second Adam