Isaac & Abraham 
Composer(s): Joan Baez; Wally Wilson; Kenny Greenberg
Performer(s): Joan Baez



Hard times, hard times in Canaan land 
Trouble in the mind of a man 
A voice came whispering softly to him 
Go offer, offer up the lamb 

Abraham took his only son 
High up on a hill 
His test of faith had finally come 
As the wind, the wind begin to chill 

Cold steel, cold steel in the father's hand 
Tears falling from the sky 
The angels, the angels did not understand 
Why the righteous, the righteous boy should die 

Then Abraham most mysteriously 
Laid down that deadly knife 
Said "My darlin' son, I wish I was the one 
Who spared you, spared your precious life" 

Oh Isaac 
The light of all your days 
Will shine upon this mountain high 
And never, never fade away 
And never fade away