The God of Abraham praise

The God of Abraham praise. Thomas Olivers* (1725-1799). Written probably in 1770 at the house of Olivers’ friend John Bakewell* in London, and published in leaflet form as A Hymn to the God of Abraham. In Three Parts: Adapted to a celebrated Air, sung by the Priest, Signior Leoni, etc., at the Jews’ Synagogue, in London. It had twelve stanzas. ‘Signior Leoni’ was the name given by Olivers to Meyer Lyon (1751-97), cantor at the Great Synagogue in Duke’s Place, London. He must have heard Lyon singing the Hebrew Yigdal, the medieval summary of the Jewish faith written by Moses Maimonides (ca.1130- ca.1204) and versified by Daniel ben Judah*, probably between 1396 and 1404. It is recorded that...