Death And Life

Tune: Melcombe

('New every morning is the love')

Genesis 2 v.15-17; Genesis 3 v.4-7; John 11 v.25-26

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Why does one die, why do all die?

'Tis sure in life, there no deny

Adam and Eve in Eden there

Presence of the Lord God did share

 

They could eat of each tree but one

Of that tree to partake fruit none

It was the tree of knowledge, see

Of good and evil it sure be*

 

The Lord said if they of that tree

Did eat then the outcome would be

That they would surely die, but they

Tempted by serpent ate one day

 

Yet Jesus comes as Saviour to

Redeem mankind from death's curse, true

We all descend from Adam, Eve

Death comes to all and so we grieve

 

But Jesus the resurrection

And life He be, He god's own son

Who live in Him, in Him believes

Eternal life in Him receives

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* but they could eat of any other tree,

including the tree of life.