They Called Him Laughter Lyrics

		      They Called Him Laughter  (by Michael Card)
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	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 gray hair and babies leave no room for hope.
	But hoping was something this hopeless old man learned to do.

Chorus: 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 sit holding him tight.
	An improbable infant, a punchline, a promise come true.
	They laughed 'til they wept, then they laughed at their tears.
	This miracle baby they'd wanted for years,
	Would make a Messiah who'd give us impossible joy.