She came from afar and left it all—
The native land of her birth;
But what had been promised was greater far
Than all the treasures of earth.
She was lovely and fair and had much to learn,
As she walked by her husband’s side.
Behind the tent door she had laughed at God,
And then greatly afraid she lied.
Full of bountiful mercy, God blessed her there
When she bore the long-promised son,
And the blessings that one day would fill the earth,
Were only just now begun.
The meaning of her name is “princess";
Full of years, she drew her last breath,
A cave at Mamre, her burying place,
And a husband and son mourned her death.
ML-05/29/1983