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Adam Sees

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Verse 1
He hears a rustle in the trees
His Maker walking in the breeze (Gen. 3:8)
The face he once had loved to see (Gen. 3:10)
Adam sees
His breath still bears forbidden fruit (Gen. 3:6)
The curse of sin has taken root (Rom. 5:12)
Excuses are no substitute (Gen. 3:12)
Adam sees

Verse 2
For centuries, he bears the blame (Rom. 5:12, I Cor. 15:22)
Long centuries of death and shame
Each widow’s face, each orphan’s name
Adam sees
He sees his children join the slain (Gen. 4:8)
He fights the thorns, but fights in vain (Gen. 3:17-19)
He longs for death to end the pain
That Adam sees

Verse 3
He hears a thunder at the door (Eph. 4:8-10)
He sees a face he’s seen before
His Friend, his Son, is now his Lord (Luke 3:38)
Adam sees
With joy he joins the ransomed dead
For Christ the Victor in his stead (I Cor. 15:54-57)
Has finally crushed the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15, Rom. 16:20)
Adam sees

Tag
Adam joins the ransomed dead
The second Adam, in his stead, (Rom. 5:14, I Cor. 15:45)
Has finally crushed the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15, Rom. 16:20)
Adam sees

Release Information

Released on Somewhere East of Eden (CD/streaming, 2020).

Author & Composer

Words and Music by Daniel J. Mount

Publishing Information

Completed on April 26, 2011.
© 2011 Tomorrow’s Hymns/BMI. If you have any interest in or questions about using this song, please contact daniel@danielmount.com.
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This song is also released for free non-commercial use under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Here’s a little more about what that means.

Sheet Music

Scripture References

Genesis 1-4

Song Story

Can you imagine being Adam?

 

How about Adam as an old man?

 

In 2011, I was thinking about how perhaps nothing is as painful for a parent as watching a son or daughter in pain, with nothing they can do about it. But what if you were in Adam’s shoes? What if you had to watch your children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren suffer and die, knowing your sin brought this upon them? That’s what inspired this song.