ONCE IN EDEN
ONCE IN EDEN
Once in Eden everything was perfect
There was Adam, made in God's own likeness
And his wife Eve, beautiful and flawless
Once in Eden, nothing was amiss
God was pleased with Eden
With the man and woman He birthed
He was happy with the entire Garden
The fauna, the flora; His work was worth it
God told Adam and his mate Eve
To enjoy His blessings and to multiply
He forbade them to pick the forbidden fruit
Lest they eat it and surely die
The old serpent Satan was watching
He surveyed the Garden of Eden
He saw the man, he saw the woman, he saw the fruit of knowledge
And devised a cunning plan
The serpent accosted the woman Eve
He took her to the outlawed tree
He said, "You will not surely die if you eat."
"You will instead be like God, you will be set free!"
Eve, she ate of the serpent's treat
At once she knew wrong from right
She gave the fruit to Adam her mate
He ate it too, with much delight
They then knew pride, they then knew hatred
They then knew they were naked
They hid themselves when God called
Eden was no longer perfect, no longer sacred
That which was once Eden
Is the world we know today
A world filled with sin and evil
A world with which Satan has his way
One day though, maybe not too long from now
When a just God says, "Enough! No More!"
He'll slay the serpent, He'll judge wicked man
And peace and order restore
Then Eden, once without blemish, then tainted
Will be God's Garden once again
He shall dwell among His people
Paradise lost will be Paradise regained
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