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REBECCA
Rebecca stood at the door of her tent
and shaded her eyes from the sun
for many a year had come and gone
and she pondered on what she'd done
T'was a long long time since she'd heard from him
and she wondered, where all had he gone
and she remembered the sin that she had done
against Easu, her first born son
Fetch me a kid from out of the flock
and I'll make savory meat for your dad
and he'll give you the holy blessing then
for you are my strong handsome lad
And Jacob had done her bidding well
and had covered his arms with the hide
so he carried the meat fto his father so blind
his blessing to get 'fore he died
And Jacob who was blind had said to himself
It's Easu, for he smells of the fields and the air
so he gave his blessing to Jacob that day
and betrayed his first born there
Then she saw the look on Easu's face
and he cried, Father, what have you done
and she saw the tears stream from Jacob's eyes
for he'd cast aside his favorite son
Then Jacob had fled to his mothers land
to Labon, his mothers kin
and he'd worked for Labons two daughters
for twenty one years
for Leah and Rebecca and a thousand sheep in the pen
Now word had been sent, Jacob was coming home
so she shaded her eyes to see
and she trembled a little and wondered some
just what in the world would be
Now the dust rose high up in the sky
'and from far o'er the mountain's rim
came caravans and camels and hundreds of people
could all of this belong to him
Ownward the came and onward they came
and soon she could make out his face
and Easu traveled now by Jacob's side
the first son now in second place
Now she saw jacob turn and look at her
and a smile carressed his lip
and he pulled her deep unto his heart
with strong arms 'round waist and hip
And now she clutched him to her breast
her most beloved son
now for twenty five years, she'd awaited this day
to ask forgiveness for what she'd done
There were cattle and horses and camels and sheep
and the goats and the dogs ran wild
and on jeweled litters, wove with golden thread
rode two beautiful women in linen robes
and both of them were with child
Oh my son, Oh my son, she cried aloud
as she carressed his face and his hair
and he laughed and bowed to her with a happy face
as little children ran every where
And when they had pitched there tents that night
down in the valley with care
to Rebecca it looked like a city so fine
and she fell to her knees in prayer
Now the night was cold and the wind was chill
but no one seemed to mind
For Isaac's family was together again
together this day, for all time
