Voices Together ‎#695

695. By the Waters of Babylon

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:
  Psalm 137:1
• Topic: Exile; Grief; Immigration and Refugees; Psalms; Suffering
• 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