In Eden’s garden, Satan thought

In Eden’s garden

Satan thought

He’d wreck the Lord’s intention.

And so

conspiring

then

he wrought

His subtle intervention.

To man he entered in

Became indwelling sin

And by this deed so bad

He really thought he had

Undone the Lord completely.

’Twas all according to God’s plan

To trap the Devil

Satan.

His sphere of moving narrowed now

Man’s flesh his habitation;

Though brilliant was his plan

To enter into man

This man became instead

The means to bruise his head

And finish him forever.

So Christ put on our human flesh—

An act of wisdom purely.

And on the cross did thus enmesh

His foe held so securely.

Though desperate Satan’s plight—

He fought with all his might;

But when the morning came

Christ was alive again

And Satan crushed forever.