Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#XVIII

XVIII. Man's Fall and Recovery

1 Deceiv'd by subtle 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 threatening: 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 subtle snares of hell
• Title: Man's Fall and Recovery
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:20-21
  ;
  Isaiah 49:25
• Topic: The Creation of Man, his Fall, Recovery, etc.
• Notes: Public Domain.

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