When Earth Was Dressed in Beauty

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Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1845

Hymn 96
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1. When earth was dressed in beauty,
And joined with heav'n above,
The Lord took Eve to Adam,
And taught them how to love.

2. On such a grand occasion,
As union had begun
They held a sweet communion,
And joined the twain as one.

3. And blessed them as an altar,
For chaste and pure desire,
That no unhallowed being
Might offer there "strange fire."

4. Beware of all temptation,
Be good, be just, be wise,
Be even as the angels,
That dwell in Paradise.

5. Go multiply - replenish,
And fill the earth with men,
That all your vast creation,
May come to God again:

6. And dwell amid perfection,
In Zion's wide domains,
Where union is eternal,
And Jesus ever reigns.