The God of Sarah praise

The God of Sarah praise. David Bjorlin* (1984– ).  This hymn dates from 2017. The three stanzas introduce three inter-related biblical characters—Sarah, Abraham, and Hagar. The author notes, ‘I wanted to start and end with a stanza highlighting the women’s roles in God’s covenant—both the simple biological necessity of bearing the descendants that will become the Hebrew people and the often surprising and subversive ways in which the line continues’ (Email, 16 March 2024).  In the first stanza, Sarah represents all who have given up on their dreams, of those who see no light or any possibility of the fulfilment of what God has promised. The wait has been long and grief filled their...