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Psalm 137 By the Babylonian Rivers
1. By the Babylonian rivers
We sat down in grief and wept;
Hung our harps upon the willow,
Mourned for Zion when we slept.
2. There our captors in derision
Did require of us a song;
So we sat with staring vision,
And the days were hard and long.
3. How shall we sing the Lord's song
In a strange and bitter land;
Can our voices veil the sorrow?
Lord God, help Your holy band.
WORDS: Ewald Bash, 1964
MUSIC: Latvian melody Harm. Geoffrey Laycock, b. 1927
Scripture: Psalm 137
Theme: Psalms