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| Text: | By the Waters of Babylon |
| Tune: | BY THE WATERS |
| Adapter: | Philip Hayes |
By the waters, the waters of Babylon,
we sat down and wept,
and wept for thee, Zion.
We remember thee, remember thee, remember thee, Zion.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | By the waters, the waters of Babylon |
| Title: | By the Waters of Babylon |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Exile; Grief; Immigration and Refugees (2 more...) |
| Source: | Psalm 137:1 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BY THE WATERS |
| Adapter: | Philip Hayes |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | a minor |
| Source: | Traditional; Adapt. Philip Hayes (England), The Muses’ Delight: Catches, Glees, Canzonets, and Canons, 1786, alt. |
| Notes: | Canon |
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