Dear Lord Jesus, we adore Thee

Dear Lord Jesus

we adore Thee

“Seed of woman” Thou became;

Of the virgin wast begotten

Called e’en with a human name.

Taking thus the human nature

Thou as man the serpent trod;

By the Cross his head Thou bruisèd

And fulfilled the plan of God.

Lord

we see Thy glory

Shown in human beauty

Full of splendor

manifested

In humanity.

As a man

by incarnation

Flesh and blood didst Thou partake

To destroy the devil

Satan

In our stead and for our sake.

With the name of Jesus given

And Emmanuel callèd too

Thou becam’st our precious Savior

Bringing us salvation true.

Thou

“Last Adam” wast entitled

And wast called the “second man”

Head of all the new creation

Better than the first man.

On this earth in life and conduct

Thou indeed wast Son of man;

Now in heaven with this nature

Thou dost still appear as man.

In the time which God appointed

Thou wilt come

dear Lord

again

With the glory of the Father

Still appearing as a man.

Even on the throne of judgment

Son of man Thou still wilt be;

And with this

our human nature

Thou forevermore wilt be.