Our Nature Fell Lyrics

Our nature fell in Adam's fall

One common sin infects us all

From sire to son the bane descends

And over all the curse impends

Through all man's pow'rs corruption creeps

And us in dreadful bondage keeps

In guilt we draw our infant breath

And reap its fruits of woe and death

And reap its fruits of woe and death

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 heav'nly goal

But Christ, the second Adam, came

To bear our sin and woe and shame

To be our life and by his grace

To new create our fallen race

To new create our fallen race

As by one man all mankind fell

And, born in sin, was doomed to hell

So by one Man, who took our place

We saints receive the gift of grace

We thank you, Christ; new life is ours

New light, new hope, new strength, new pow'rs

This grace our ev'ry way attend

Until we reach our journey's end

Until we reach our journey's end