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WHEN ADAM SINNED, THROUGH ALL HIS RACE

Scripture Verse

Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people, because all sinned. Romans 5:12

Introduction

Words: Ben­ja­min Bed­dome (1717–1795). Pub­lished post­hu­mous­ly in Hymns Adapt­ed to Pub­lic Wor­ship (Lon­don: Bu­rton & Briggs, 1818), num­ber 262, alt. Effects of the Fall.

Music: Mar­tyr­dom Hugh Wil­son, 1800. Ar­ranged by Ralph E. Hud­son, cir­ca 1885 (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

When Ad­am sinned, through all his race
The dire con­ta­gion spread:
As sick­ness, death, and deep dis­grace
Sprang from our fall­en head.

Satan in strong and hea­vy chains,
Binds the de­lud­ed soul;
And ev­ery fu­ri­ous pas­sion reigns,
Without the least con­trol.

From God and hap­pi­ness we fly,
To earth and sense con­fined;
Lost in a maze of mi­se­ry,
Yet to our mi­se­ry blind.

Whene’er the man be­gins his race,
The cri­mi­nal ap­pears;
And ev­il ha­bits keep their pace
With our in­creas­ing years.

Corruption flows through all our veins,
Our mor­al beau­ty’s gone;
The gold is fled, the dross re­mains;
Oh sin, what hast thou done!

Jesus, re­veal Thy par­don­ing grace,
And draw our souls to Thee;
Thou art the on­ly hid­ing place,
Where rui­ned souls can flee.