The Lord at first did Adam make (Traditional)
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- Editor: Douglas Brooks-Davies (added 2004-06-25). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 88 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Traditional English carol, translated and arranged by Douglas Brooks-Davies
General Information
Title: Lord At First Did Adam Make, The
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Davies Gilbert - Some Ancient Christmas Carols, London: John Nichols And Son, Second Edition, 1823, Carol #1, pp. 1-4.
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- The Lord at first did Adam make
- Out of the dust and clay,
- And in his nostrils breathed life,
- E'en as the Scriptures day.
- And then in Eden's Paradise
- He placed him to dwell,
- That he within it should remain
- To dress and keep it well.
- Chorus.
- Now let good Christians all begin
- An holy life to live,
- And to rejoice and merry be,
- For this is Christmas Eve.
- 2.
- And then within the garden he
- Commanded was to stay,
- And unto him in commandment
- These words the Lord did say:
- The fruit which in the garden grows
- To thee shall be for meet,
- Except the tree in the midst thereof,
- Of which thou shalt not east.
- Chorus.
- 3.
- For in the day that thou shalt eat,
- Or do it them come nigh;
- For it that thou doth eat thereof
- Then surely thou shalt die.
- But Adam he did take no heed
- Unto that only thing,
- But did transgress God's holy law,
- And so was wrapt in sin.
- Chorus.
- 4.
- Now mark the goodness of the Lord
- Which he for mankind bore,
- His mercy soon he did extend,
- Lost man for to restore;
- And then for to redeem our souls
- From death and hellish thrall,
- He said his own dear son should be
- The Saviour of us all.
- Chorus.
- 5.
- Which promise now is brought to pass,
- Christians, believe it well;
- And by the coming of God's dear Son
- We are redeemed from thrall.
- Then if we truly do believe,
- And do the thing aright;
- Then by his merits we at last
- Shall live in Heaven bright.
- Chorus.
- 6.
- Now for the blessings we enjoy,
- Which are from Heaven above,
- Let us renounce all wickedness
- And live in perfect love.
- Then shall we do Christ's own command,
- Ev'n his own written word,
- And when we die in Heaven shall
- Enjoy our living Lord.
- Chorus.
- 7.
- And now the tide is nigh at hand,
- Int' which our Saviour came;
- Let us rejoice, and merry be,
- In keeping of the same.
- Let's feed the poor and hungry souls,
- And such as do it crave;
- Then when we die, in Heaven sure,
- Our reward we shall have.
- Chorus.
- Lyrics: English Traditional