"All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall" by Lazarus Spengler Translated by Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. All mankind fell in Adam's fall, One common sin infects them all; From sire to son the bane descends, And over all the curse impends. 2. Through all man's powers corruption creeps And him in dreadful bondage keeps; In guilt he draws his infant breath And reaps its fruits of woe and death. 3. From hearts depraved, to evil prone, Flow thoughts and deeds of sin alone; God's image lost, the darkened soul Nor seeks nor finds its heavenly goal. 4. But Christ, the second Adam, came To bear our sin and woe and shame, To be our Life, our Light, our Way, Our only Hope, our only Stay. 5. As by one man all mankind fell And, born in sin, was doomed to hell, So by one Man, who took our place, We all received the gift of grace. 6. We thank Thee, Christ; new life is ours, New light, new hope, new strength, new powers: May grace our every way attend Until we reach our journey's end! _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #369 from The Lutheran Hymnal Text: Rom. 3: 12 Author: Lazarus Spengler, 1524, cento Translated by: Matthias Loy, 1880, alt. Titled: "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt" Tune: "Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten" 1st Published in: "Genevan Psalter", 1547 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 ______________________________________________________________