In Every Corner Sing ‎#63

63. By the Babylonian Rivers

1 By the Babylonian rivers
we sat down in grief and wept;
hung our harps upon a willow,
mourned for Zion while 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, hear your lonely band.

Text Information

• First Line: By the Babylonian rivers
• Title: By the Babylonian Rivers
• Author: Ewald Bash
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Scripture:
  Psalm 137
• Topic: Psalms and Canticles

Tune Information

• Name: [By the Babylonian rivers]
• Arranger: Geoff Weaver
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: Traditional, Latvia
• Copyright: Arrangement © The Royal School of Church Music