OLNEY HYMNS.
BOOK I.
ON SELECT PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE.
1.
Adam.— Gen. iii.
1 ON man, in his own image made,
How much did God bestow!
The whole creation homage paid,
And own'd him lord below.
2 He dwelt in Eden's garden, stored
With sweets for every sense;
And there, with his descending Lord,
He walk'd in confidence.
3 But, oh by sin how quickly changed
His honour forfeited—
His heart from God and truth estranged—
His conscience fill'd with dread!
4 Now from his Maker's voice he flees,
Which was before his joy,
And thinks to hide amidst the trees
From an all-seeing eye.
5 Compell'd to answer to his name,
With stubbornness and pride,
He cast on God himself the blame,
Nor once for mercy cried.
