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EDMONDS.
7, 8.
(Original.)
"But
from
the
beginning
of
the
creation
God
made
them
male
and
female."-MARK
10
:
6.
Key
of
F
Sharp
Minor.
ELD.
E.
DUMAS,
1869.
Alto
by
S.
M.
DENSON,
1911.
1.
When
Adam
was
cre-at
-
ed,
He
dwelt
in
Eden's
shade;
As
Moses
has
re-lat
-
ed,
Be-fore
a
bride
was
made.
}
2.
Ten
thousand
times
ten
thousand,
Of
creatures
swarmed
around,
Be-
3. He
had
no
conso
-
la
-
tion,
But
seemed
as
one
alone,
Till,
to
his
ad-mi
-
ra
-
tion,
He
found
he'd
lost
a
bone. }
4.
This
woman
was
not
taken
From
Adam's
head,
we
know;
And
fore
a
bride
was
form
-
ed,
Or
a
-
ny
mate
was
found.
she
must
not
rule
o'er
him,
It's
ev
-
i
-
dent-ly
so.
5
This
woman
she
was
taken
From
near
to
Adam's
heart,
By
which
we
are
directed
That
they
should
never
part.
6
The
book
that's
called
the
Bible,
Be
sure
you
don't
neglect;
For
in
every
sense
of
duty,
It
will
you
both
direct.
7
The
woman
is
commanded
To
do
her
husband's
will,
In
every
thing
that's
lawful,
Her
duty
to
fulfill.
8
Great
was
his
exultation,
To
see
her
by
his
side;
Great
was
his
elevation,
To
have
a
loving
bride.
9
This
woman
she
was
taken
From
under
Adam's
arm;
And
she
must
be
protected
From
injury
and
harm.
10
This
woman
was
not
taken
From
Adam's
feet,
we
see;
And
she
must
not
be
abused,
The
meaning
seems
to
be.
11
The
husband
is
commanded
To
love
his
loving
bride;
And
live
as
does
a
Christian,
And
for
his
house
provide.
12
The
woman
is
commanded
Her
husband
to
obey,
In
every
thing
that's
lawful,
Until
her
dying
day.
13
Avoiding
all
offences,
Not
sow
the
seed
of
strife,
These
are
the
solemn
duties
Of
every
man
and
wife.
See
other
sketches
of
Edmund
Dumas,
the
author
of
the
above
tune.
This
tune
was
written
and
named
Edmonds
for
Eld.
Edmonds
who
helped
to
revise
the
"Sacred
Harp"
in
1859.
It
was
put
in
the
place
of
the
tune
"Creation,"
removed
in
1859.
We
cannot
find
when
the
words
were
first
published.
Mr.
Edmonds
taught
music
with
E.
T.
Pounds.
He
lived
in
Monroe
county,
Georgia,
and
died
in
that
county
when
he
was
over
sixty
years
old,
1884.