Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#I.CVII

I.CVII. The fall and recovery of man, or Christ and Satan at enmity

1 Deceiv'd by subtil snares of hell,
Adam our head, our father fell,
When satan in the serpent hid,
Propos'd the fruit that God forbid.

2 Death was the threat'ning: death began
To take possession of the man;
His unborn race receiv'd the wound,
And heavy curses smote the ground.

3 But Satan found a worse reward;
Thus saith the vengeance of the Lord,
"Let everlasting hatred be
"Betwixt the woman's seed and thee.

4 "The woman's seed shall be my Son,
He shall destroy what thou hast done;
"Shall break thy head, and only feel
"Thy malice raging at his heel."

5 [He spake; and bid four thousand years
Roll on;— at length his son appears;
Angels with joy descend to earth,
And sing the young Redeemer's birth.

6 Lo, by the sons of hell he dies;
But as he hung 'twixt earth and skies,
He gave their prince a fatal blow,
And triumph'd o'er the pow'rs below.]

Text Information

• First Line: Deceiv'd by subtil snares of hell
• Title: The fall and recovery of man, or Christ and Satan at enmity
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Scripture:
  Genesis 3:1
  ;
  Genesis 3:15
  ;
  Genesis 3:17
  ;
  Galatians 4:4
  ;
  Colossians 2:15

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