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Text:A River Flows through Babylon (En Babilonia hay ríos)
Author:Adam M. L. Tice, b. 1979
Translator:María Eugenia Cornou, b. 1969
Translator:Carlos Colón, b. 1966
Tune:SOJOURN
Composer:Carlos Colón, b. 1966

372. A River Flows through Babylon (En Babilonia hay ríos)

Text Information
First Line: Our captors ask us for a song, but can we sing of God (Nos piden el cantar de Sión, mas ¿cómo dar loor?)
Title: A River Flows through Babylon (En Babilonia hay ríos)
Author: Adam M. L. Tice, b. 1979
Translator: María Eugenia Cornou, b. 1969
Translator: Carlos Colón, b. 1966
Refrain First Line: A river flows through Babylon and poplars line the shore (En Babilonia hay ríos con sus álamos en flor)
Meter: 14 14 14 14 D
Language: English; Spanish
Publication Date: 2019
Scripture:
Topic: Cielo Nuevo y Tierra Nueva; New Heaven and New Earth; Justice (1 more...)
Copyright: © 2019, GIA Publications, Inc.
ONE LICENSE: G987201
Tune Information
Name: SOJOURN
Composer: Carlos Colón, b. 1966
Meter: 14 14 14 14 D
Key: d minor or modal
Copyright: © 2019, GIA Publications, Inc.



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