To Adam Thus Jehovah Spake

To Ad­am thus Je­ho­vah spake:

The ground is curs­èd for thy sake;

Thence eat thy bread

and there once more

Become the dust thou wert be­fore.

Serpent

again Je­ho­vah said

The wo­man’s seed shall bruise thy head

Yet in the strife thy fu­ry feel

For thou shalt turn and wound His heel.

He comes—we hail His glo­ri­ous birth

Who brings the bless­ing back to earth;

Nor Ed­en on­ly

but the Tree

Of life and im­mor­tal­ity.