The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#110

110. When we, our wearied limbs to rest

1 When we, our wearied limbs to rest,
Sat down by proud Euphrates' streams,
We wept--with doleful thoughts oppressed,
And Zion was our mournful theme.

2 Our harps, that, when with joy we sung,
Were wont their tuneful parts to bear.
With silent string, neglected hung,
On willow trees that withered there.

3 How shall we tune our voice to sing.
Or touch our harps with skillful hands?
Shall hymns of joy, to God our King,
Be sung by slaves in foreign lands?

Text Information

• First Line: When we, our wearied limbs to rest
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CAPTIVITY
• Composer: Wm. B. Bradbury
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major