Song

• English

  They Called Him Laughter by Michael Card

  A barren land and a barren wife

  Made Abraham laugh at his wandering life

  A cruel joke it seemed then to call him the father of nations

  A heavenly prank, a celestial joke

  Cause grey hair and babies leave no room for hope

  But hoping is something this hopeless old man learned to do

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  They called him laughter

  For he came after

  The father had made an impossible promise come true

  The birth of a baby to a hopeless old lady

  So they called him laughter

  Cause no other name would do

  A cry in the darkness and laughter at night

  An elderly couple sat holding him tight

  An imporbable infant, a punchline, a promise come true

  They laughed til they wept then laughted at their tears

  This miracle baby they’ve wanted for years

  Would make a messiah who’d give us impossible joy

  Chorus(X2)