The Lord at First Had Adam Made
VERSE 1
The Lord
at first had Adam made
Out of
the dust and clay,
And in
his nostrils breathed life,
E’en as
the Scriptures say.
And then
in Eden’s paradise
He
placed him to dwell,
That he
within it should remain,
To dress
and keep it well.
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Now let
good Christians all begin
A holier
life to live,
And to
rejoice and merry be,
For this
is Christmas Eve.
VERSE 2
And thus
within the garden he
Was set,
therein to stay;
And in
commandment unto him
These
words the Lord did say:
“The
fruit which in the garden grows
To thee
shall be for meat,
Except
the tree in midst thereof,
Of which
thou shalt not eat.”
VERSE 3
“For in the day thou shalt it touch
Or dost
to it come nigh,
If so
thou do but eat thereof,
Then
thou shalt surely die.”
But Adam
he did take no heed
Unto
that only thing,
But did
transgress God’s holy Law,
And so
was wrapt in sin.
VERSE 4
Now mark
the goodness of the Lord,
Which He
to mankind bore;
His
mercy soon He did extend,
Lost man
for to restore;
And
therefore to redeem our souls
From
death and hell and thrall,
He said
His own dear Son should be
The
Savior of us all.
VERSE 5
Which
promise now is brought to pass:
Christians,
believe it well:
And by
the death of God’s dear Son,
We are
redeemed from hell.
So if we
truly do believe,
And do
the thing that’s right,
Then by
His merits we at last
Shall
live in Heaven bright.
VERSE 6
And now
the tide is nigh at hand,
In which
our Savior came;
Let us
rejoice and merry be
In
keeping of the same;
Let’s
feed the poor and hungry souls,
And such
as do it crave;
And when
we die, in Heaven we
Our sure
reward shall have.
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