The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15977

15977. When Adam Sinned, Through All His Race

1 When Adam sinned, through all his race
The dire contagion spread:
As sickness, death, and deep disgrace
Sprang from our fallen head.

2 Satan in strong and heavy chains,
Binds the deluded soul;
And every furious passion reigns,
Without the least control.

3 From God and happiness we fly,
To earth and sense confined;
Lost in a maze of misery,
Yet to our misery blind.

4 Whene’er the man begins his race,
The criminal appears;
And evil habits keep their pace
With our increasing years.

5 Corruption flows through all our veins,
Our moral beauty’s gone;
The gold is fled, the dross remains;
Oh sin, what hast thou done!

6 Jesus, reveal Thy pardoning grace,
And draw our souls to Thee;
Thou art the only hiding place,
Where ruined souls can flee

Text Information

• First Line: When Adam sinned, through all his race
• Title: When Adam Sinned, Through All His Race
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BANGOR by William Tans'ur, NEW BRITAIN from "Virginia Harmony", OLD MARTYRS from Edinburgh Psalms, PARIS by Michael Lonneke

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson (1800)
• Arranger: Ralph E. Hudson (1885)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain