Author: Fred Pratt Green
What Adam’s disobedience cost,
let holy scripture say:
mankind estranged, an Eden lost,
and then a judgement day:
each day a judgement day.
2. An ark of mercy rode the flood;
but we, where waters swirled,
rebuilt, impatient of the good,
another fallen world:
an unrepentant world.
3. And now a child is Adam’s heir,
is Adam’s hope and Lord.
Sing joyful carols everywhere
that Eden is restored:
in Jesus is restored.
4. Regained is Adam’s blessedness;
the angels sheathe their swords.
In joyful carols all confess
the kingdom is the Lord’s:
the glory is the Lord’s!
Scriptures: Luke 19:38, Revelation 11:15, 1 John 4:17, Genesis 3, 2 Peter 2:9, Luke 2:6-14, Romans 5:12-21, Isaiah 1:16, Genesis 7, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22, Hebrews 11:7, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 3:6-7, Genesis 8:1-19, Isaiah 43:27, Amos 5:18, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22-24, Matthew 12:36, Mark 6:11, Luke 3:23-38, John 12:31, John 16:11
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