Thro’ Adam’s cause.
When frae my mither’s womb I fell,
Thou might hae plung’d me into Hell,
To gnash my gums, to weep and wail
In burnin’ lake,
Where damned Devils roar and yell,
Chain’d to a stake.
Yet I am here a chosen sample,
To show thy grace is great and ample;
I’m here a pillar in thy temple,