The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10672

10672. To Adam Thus Jehovah Spake

1 To Adam thus Jehovah spake:
"The ground is cursèd for thy sake;
Thence eat thy bread, and there once more
Become the dust thou wert before."

2 "Serpent," again Jehovah said,
"The woman’s Seed shall bruise thy head,
Yet in the strife thy fury feel,
For thou shalt turn and wound His heel."

3 He comes—we hail His glorious birth,
Who brings the blessing back to earth;
Nor Eden only, but the Tree
Of life and immortality.

Text Information

• First Line: To Adam thus Jehovah spake
• Title: To Adam Thus Jehovah Spake
• Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Christian Psalmist fourth edition (Glasgow,Scotland: William Collins, 1826)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer: John Hatton (1793)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain