The phrase "the second Adam" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the second Adam
...Upon the sixth day of the week
The second Adam died,
And by the second Adam’s death...
Upon the sixth day of the week
The second Adam died,
And by the second Adam’s death
...Nor seeks nor finds its heav’nly goal.
But Christ, the second Adam, came
To bear our sin and woe and shame,...
Nor seeks nor finds its heav’nly goal.
But Christ, the second Adam, came
To bear our sin and woe and shame,
...Upon our inward parts,
And let the second Adam draw
His image on our hearts....
Upon our inward parts,
And let the second Adam draw
His image on our hearts.
...But O what brighter glories wait
To crown the second Adam’s state?
What honors shall Thy Son adorn...
But O what brighter glories wait
To crown the second Adam’s state?
What honors shall Thy Son adorn
...When countless myriads of our race
The second Adam shall obey.
Thy prophecies must be fulfilled,...
When countless myriads of our race
The second Adam shall obey.
Thy prophecies must be fulfilled,
...The tempter, death and sin.
The second Adam shall restore
The ruins of the first;...
The tempter, death and sin.
The second Adam shall restore
The ruins of the first;
...Mingling in that labor now,
While the second Adam toils,
All the earth of curse despoils;...
Mingling in that labor now,
While the second Adam toils,
All the earth of curse despoils;
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