Author: Ewald Bash Appears in 25 hymnals Lyrics: 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. Topics: Psalms and Canticles Scripture: Psalm 137 Used With Tune: [By the Babylonian rivers]
By the Babylonian Rivers