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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Apr 6, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 14.

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Adam, Edom, Odem

By Eliza H. Morton

ELIZA H. MORTON
The red earth-clod by God was formed, And made a living soul,— Adam, a man, yet one who sinned, And failed to reach life's goal.
But who is this with garments red, From Edom coming near? Deliverer, with tidings sweet, Which casteth out all fear,—
An earth-clod, yet unlike them all, The redness not of sin; His garments dyed, his raiment stained, And yet no blot within.
Redemption's glory gleameth forth, The beauty of the Lord; The blood, the precious blood, was shed To make us one with God.
Odem, a jewel, red and bright, No longer soiled and dim, But changed by grace from red earth-clod To crystal light in him.
In Adam, Edom, Odem, all The plan of God unfolds. Though we are clods, yet God through Christ His jewels fair beholds.
North Deering, Maine.