Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David ; allowed by the reverend Synod of New York and Philad 20b. Lord, what was man when made at first

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20a

Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America‎#20b

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Adam and Christ, lords of the old and new creation

20b. Adam and Christ, lords of the old and new creation

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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 every 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;
Behold him number'd with 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.

Text Information
First Line:	Lord, what was man when made at first
Title:	Adam and Christ, lords of the old and new creation
Meter:	Long Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1791
Scripture:	Psalm 8:3-9
Notes:	Now Public Domain. Paraphrased, Second part