Sunday's Hymn

Oops. I put this together earlier today and then forgot to publish it.

One more lesser known hymn by well-known hymn writer Isaac Watts.

Lord, What Was Man?

Lord, what was man, when made at first,
Adam the offspring of the dust,
That Thou shouldst set him and his race
But just below an angel’s place?

That Thou shouldst raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below;
Make every beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet?

But O! what brighter glories wait
To crown the Second Adam’s state!
What honors shall Thy Son adorn,
Who condescended to be born!

See Him below His angels made;
See Him in dust amongst the dead,
To save a ruined world from sin;
But He shall reign with power divine.

The world to come, redeemed from all
The mis’ries that attend the fall,
New made and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Savior’s feet.

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Lord’s Day 16, 2009 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Come Thou Almighty King at The Happy Wonderer
• The Octave Day of Easter at Nova Scotia Scott
• Blessed Lord, in Thess is Refuge at Hiraeth
• To God Be the Glory at Fieldstone Cottage
• Like the Golden Sun Ascending at joythruChrist
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: A Day of Division

Have you posted a hymn today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.