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Victory Songs of Women in History
Our stories can become our songs.
Music is powerful! It is a part of what makes us human. Especially, songs. Singing springs from the essence of our spirit. It is a formidable weapon when applied to our battles of life. Women for millennia have sung their way into victory from the ashes of defeat.
I, for one, draw strength, tenacity, and fortitude when I read about history’s examples of singing hope from the midst of personal trials to celebrating national triumphs. Since empowering women is close to my heart, I focused on songs sacred to us the world over.
Song of Miriam
Within the few verses of Miriam’s song, also known as The Song of the Sea contains a lifetime of struggle. She was born a slave to the Egyptians. Even her name mara means bitter and yam is sea in Hebrew.
Miriam was the sister of brother’s Moses and Aaron who led the Israelites out of Egypt in the Exodus as recorded in the Bible. Scholars in modern times have debated whether this event is true. However, recent archeological evidence has come to light that supports the historicity of the Biblical story.
Mariam rebelled against the anguish of her life in Egypt and led the women to make instruments of praise to express their hope of freedom. Miriam lived in…
