Wendy Talbot

Okay, so I have really been in the mood for listening to old music these days. I dug out my old cassette tape of Wendy Talbot called People of Promise. This is Terry Talbot's wife and John Michael Talbot's sis-in-law, if memory serves. I am really digging this tape for the theological impact of the songs. Here are the lyrics to my favorite song from it. Read them carefully, maybe twice to get the full impact.

A father walked with his only son
The light of his life, his beloved one
On the son's strong back the wood was tied
As they climbed the hill, the son inquired
Where is the lamb?
Where is the lamb?
And Abraham cried, "My son must die! He is the lamb."

And he tied his son and he raised his knife
For the Lord had commanded the sacrifice.
But the angel cried, "Spare the boy."
And the two embraced in tears of joy.
Where is the lamb?
Where is the lamb?
And Abraham cried, "My son arise! There is a lamb."

"Oh blessed are you Abraham, who would give your son at My command.
You have not withheld your best from me. For this I give my best for thee."

A father walked with his only son.
The light of his life, his beloved one.
On the son's strong back the wood was tied
For sin demands a heavy price.
Where is the lamb?
Where is the lamb?
And the Lord God cried, "My Son must die! He is the Lamb."
And the Lord God cried, "My Son arise! He is the Lamb."

Reread the Bible story to see the text she draws from in Genesis 22:1-19. The correlations between Abraham's trial and God's sacrifice of Christ are just amazing to me. It gives me chills to think about it. Oh the wisdom of God, how he foreshadowed all through history who Christ was to be!