Adam-ondi-Ahman (hymn)
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"Adam-ondi-Ahman" is an LDS hymn
and was included in the first Latter Day Saint hymnal
and quickly became one of the most popular songs of the early church. It was published in 1835 in Messenger and Advocate
and is hymn #49 in the current LDS Church hymnal
.
The hymn was written by W. W. Phelps, an early church member and poet. The music comes from the 1835 Southern Appalachian folk hymn "Prospect of Heaven".
The Latter Day Saint term, Adam-ondi-Ahman
, refers to place that Adam and Eve
went after they were evicted from the Garden of Eden
.
"Enoch walked with God" is a quote from the book of Genesis, "And Enoch walked with God: and he was [no more]; for God took him.
(Gen 5:24, KJV). The book of Hebrews
expands on this, "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God." (Heb 11:5, KJV)
In Latter Day Saint theology, Enoch founded the city of Zion on earth, which God eventually took up into heaven because of the righteousness of its inhabitants. "I am the same which have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom" (D&C
(LDS), 38:1b (RLDS/CofC)).
"Old Israel's Cannaan" changed to "All Israel's Canaan" in current Latter-day Saint hymnal.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns
This article is about LDS church hymns in general, for the book, see Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saint hymns come from many sources, and there have been numerous hymn books printed by the Church since its organization in 1830...
and was included in the first Latter Day Saint hymnal
Collection of Sacred Hymns (Kirtland, Ohio)
A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints. was the first hymnal of the Latter Day Saint movement. It was published in 1835 by the Church of the Latter Day Saints.Emma Smith selected 90 hymn texts for the hymnal...
and quickly became one of the most popular songs of the early church. It was published in 1835 in Messenger and Advocate
Messenger and Advocate
Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate was an early Latter Day Saint periodical published monthly in Kirtland, Ohio from October 1834 to September 1837...
and is hymn #49 in the current LDS Church hymnal
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the official hymn book of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
.
The hymn was written by W. W. Phelps, an early church member and poet. The music comes from the 1835 Southern Appalachian folk hymn "Prospect of Heaven".
The Latter Day Saint term, Adam-ondi-Ahman
Adam-ondi-Ahman
Adam-ondi-Ahman is an historic site along the east bluffs above the Grand River in Daviess County, Missouri. According to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , it is the site where Adam and Eve lived after being expelled from the Garden of Eden...
, refers to place that Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve were, according to the Genesis creation narratives, the first human couple to inhabit Earth, created by YHWH, the God of the ancient Hebrews...
went after they were evicted from the Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden is in the Bible's Book of Genesis as being the place where the first man, Adam, and his wife, Eve, lived after they were created by God. Literally, the Bible speaks about a garden in Eden...
.
Stanza one
This earth was once a garden place,
With all her glories common;
And men did live a holy race,
And worship Jesus face to face,
In Adam-ondi-Ahman.
Stanza two
We read that Enoch walk[e]d with God,
Above the pow[e]r of MammonMammonMammon is a term, derived from the Christian Bible, used to describe material wealth or greed, most often personified as a deity, and sometimes included in the seven princes of Hell.-Etymology:...
:
While Zion spread herself abroad,
And saints and angels sung aloud
In Adam-ondi-Ahman.
"Enoch walked with God" is a quote from the book of Genesis, "And Enoch walked with God: and he was [no more]; for God took him.
(Gen 5:24, KJV). The book of Hebrews
Epistle to the Hebrews
The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the books in the New Testament. Its author is not known.The primary purpose of the Letter to the Hebrews is to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. The central thought of the entire Epistle is the doctrine of the Person of Christ and his...
expands on this, "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God." (Heb 11:5, KJV)
In Latter Day Saint theology, Enoch founded the city of Zion on earth, which God eventually took up into heaven because of the righteousness of its inhabitants. "I am the same which have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom" (D&C
Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine and Covenants is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement...
(LDS), 38:1b (RLDS/CofC)).
Stanza three
Her land was good and greatly blest,
Beyond old Israel's Canaan:
Her fame was known from east to west;
Her peace was great, and pure the rest
Of Adam-ondi-Ahman.
"Old Israel's Cannaan" changed to "All Israel's Canaan" in current Latter-day Saint hymnal.
Stanza four
HosannaHosannaHosanna is a liturgical word in Judaism and Christianity. In Judaism, it is always used in its original Hebrew form, Hoshana.- Etymology :The word hosanna is etymologically derived from the Hebrew , ...
to such days to come—
The Savior's second comin[g]—
When all the earth in glorious bloom,
Affords the saints a holy home
Like Adam-ondi-Ahman.
External links
- Adam-ondi-Ahman : words and music
- Free MP3 download