A tree there grew in Eden's glade There bore its fruit in season. 'Your must not eat of it!' God said, And gave the strongest reason. How hard we find it to obey! How close we are to sinning! Our appetites lead us astray, And did from life's beginning. So Man Woman, weak of will, Both yielded to temptation: This paradox confounds us still- Their fall was our salvation. If tempted, Lord, may we refuse All godless ways of living; Defeated, never may we lose The fruits of your forgiving.