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Ta Damos Gracias, Señor

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: A tu nombre daremos gracias Scripture: Psalm 137 Refrain First Line: Te damos gracias, Señor, de todo corazón Used With Tune: [A tu nombre daremos gracias]

Tu Recuerdo, Señor

Author: Pedro Rubalcava Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Al borde de los canales Scripture: Psalm 137 Topics: Salmos/Psalms Used With Tune: [Al borde de los canales]

Alleluia, Song of Gladness

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 94 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 137:1-6 Lyrics: 1 Alleluia, song of gladness, Voice of joy that cannot die; Alleluia is the anthem Ever raised by choirs on high; In the house of God abiding Thus they sing eternally. 2 Alleluia, thou resoundest, True Jerusalem and free; Alleluia, joyful mother, All thy children sing with thee, But by Babylon's sad waters Mourning exiles now are we. 3 Alleluia cannot always Be our song while here below; Alleluia, our transgressions Make us for a while for-go; For the solemn time is coming When our tears for sin must flow. 4 Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee, Grant us, blessed Trinity, At the last to keep Thine Easter With Thy faithful saints on high; There to Thee for ever singing Alleluia joyfully. Used With Tune: LAUDA ANIMA Text Sources: Latin, c. 11th cent.

The Babylonian Captivity

Appears in 65 hymnals First Line: Along the banks where Babel's current flows Scripture: Psalm 137 Lyrics: 1 Along the banks where Babel's current flows, Our captive bands in deep despondence stray'd, While Zion's fall in sad remembrance rose, Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead. 2 The tuneless harp, that once with joy we strung, When praise employ'd and mirth inspir'd the lay, In mournful silence on the willows hung; And growing grief prolong'd the tedious day. 3 The barbarous tyrants, to increase the woe, With taunting smiles a song of Zion claim; Bid sacred praise in strains melodious flow, While they blaspheme the great Jehovah's name. 4 But how, in heathen chains and lands unknown, Shall Israel's sons, a song of Zion raise? O hapless Salem, GOD's terrestrial throne, Thou land of glory sacred mount of praise. 5 If e'er my memory lose thy lovely name, If my cold heart neglect my kindred race, Let dire destruction sieze this guilty frame; My hand shall perish and my voice shall cease. 6 Yet shall the Lord, who hears when Zion calls, O'ertake her foes with terror and dismay, His arm avenge her desolated walls, And raise her children to eternal day.

An Wasserflüssen Babylon

Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 137 Lyrics: 1 An Wasserflüssen Babylon da saßen wir mit Schmerzen, als wir gedachten an Zion, da weinten sir von Herzen. Wir hingen auf mit schwerem Muth die harfen und die orgeln gut an ihre Bäum' der Weiden, die drinnen sind in ihrem Land, da mußten wir viel Schmach und Schand täglich von ihnen leiden. 2 Die uns gefangen hielten lang so hart an selben Orten, begehrten von uns ein Gesang, mit gar spöttlichen Worten, und suchten in der Traurigkeit ein fröhlich G'sang in unserm Leid: Ach! liber thut uns singen ein Lob-Gesang, ein Liedlein schön, vonden Gedichten aus Zin, das fröhlich thut erklingen. 3 Wie sollten wir in solchem Zwang und Elend, jetzt vorhanden, dem Herren singen ein'n Gesang, so gar in fremden Landen? Jerusalem! vergess' ich dein, so wolle Gott der Rechten mein vergess'n in meinem Leben, wenn ich nicht bleib dein eingedenk, mein Zung' sich oben angehenk und bleib' am Rachen kleben. 4 Ja, wenn ich nicht mit ganzem Fleiß, Jerusalem, dich ehre, im Anfang, meiner Freuden Preis von jetzt, und immermehre. Gedenk' der Kinder Edom sehr, am Tag' Jerusalem, o Herr! die in ihr'r Bosheit sprechen: "Rein ab! rein ab zu aller Stund, vertilg' sie gar bis auf den Grund, den Boden woll'n wir brechen." 5 Du schnöde Tochter Babylon, zerbrochen und zerstöret, wohl dem, der dir wird geb'n den Lohn und dir dann wiederkehret, dein'n Uebermuth und Schalkheit groß, und mißt dir auch mit solchem Maaß, wie du uns hast gemessen. Wohl dem der deine Kinder klein erfaßt, und schlägt sie an ein'n Stein, damit dein werd' vergessen. 6 Ehr' sei dem Vater und dem Sohn und auch dem heil'gen Geiste; als es im Anfang war und nun, der uns sein Gnade leiste, daß wir auf diesem Jammerthal von Herzen scheuen überall der Welt gottloses Wesen und streben nach der neuen Art, dazu der Mensch gebildet ward, wer das begehrt, sprech' Amen. Topics: Gesänge vom Worte Gottes und der christlichen Kirche; Songs from the Word of God and the Christian Church

On opening a new place for worship

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 192 hymnals First Line: And will the great eternal God Scripture: Psalm 137:5 Lyrics: 1 And will the great eternal God On earth establish his abode? And will he from his radiant throne Avow our temples for his own? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise, And sing that condescending grace, Which to our notes will lend an ear, And call us sinful mortals near. 3 Our Father's watchful care we bless, Which guards our synagogues in peace, That no tumultuous foes invade, To fill our worshippers with dread. 4 These walls we to thy honor raise; Long may they echo with thy praise; And Thou descending fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 5 Here let the great Redeemer reign With all the graces of his train; While pow'r divine his word attends To conquer foes, and chear his friends. 6 And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crouds were born to glory here. Topics: Place of worship dedicated

Another Son is Killed

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 137:1-2 Lyrics: Another son is killed, Another daughter dies, And loving, waiting homes are filled With loved ones’ cries. As rivers never sleep, So wars flow on and on. Hang up your harps, sit down and weep For those now gone! We grieve for children lost, For hearts too sad to pray; We mourn, O Lord, the growing cost Of hatred’s way. And sure as threats increase And anger turns to war, We pray that we may find a peace Worth struggling for. We know your way, O Lord, For all your people here: A plowshare from a fighting sword, A transformed spear! Now comfort those who grieve, Be in each saddened home, And by your grace may we believe— And seek Shalom. Topics: Justice; Lament; Peacemaking Used With Tune: LEONI

As by the streams of babylon

Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 137 Lyrics: 1 As by the streams of babylon We captives sat with anxious fears; Then we dear Zion thought upon, And melted into streams of tears. 2 Our harps, our instruments of joy, Which us'd with chearful songs to sound, We hung upon the willow trees Which on the shaded banks abound. 3 Because our foes, who all conspir'd To triumph in our slavish wrongs; Musick and mirth of us requir'd; 'Come sing us one of Zion's songs.' 4 But, ah! how cou'd we guide our hands To play, with hearts so full of woes Sing Zion's songs in heathen lands, JEHOVAH's hymns to chear his foes? 5 O dear Jerusalem! if I Ever of thee forgetful grow; Let me the skill of my right hand For ever wholly cease to know. 6 Let my tongue to my palate cleave, If thee remember should not I, Or don't prefer Jerusalem, Above my highest earthly joy, 7 LORD, Thou remembrest Edom's son, Who on Jerulalem's sad day, 'To the foundation raze her! cry'd; 'Raze, raze her!' out aloud cry'd they. 8 O Babel's daughter! doom'd to fall! That conqueror shall blessed be, Who, just as thou hast done to us, Will do in righteousness to thee! 9 Yea, he shall blessed be by heav'n, Who shall by heav'n employed be, Upon the stones to dash thy face, And end thy cruel progeny.

Babylon Streams Received Our Tears

Author: Calvin Seerveld Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 137 Topics: Biblical Names & Places Babylon/Babel; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem; Laments; Return of Christ; Biblical Names & Places Babylon/Babel; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem; Judgment; Laments; Return of Christ Used With Tune: LLEF

Beside the Babylonian Rivers Flowing

Author: David T Koyzis Meter: 11.11.10.10.11.11 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: [Beside the Babylonian Rivers Flowing] Scripture: Psalm 137 Text Sources: David T. Koyzis (http://genevanpsalter.redeemer.ca/index.html)