Rivers of Babylon

(B. Dowe - F. McHaughton, adapted from Psalm 137: 1) By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down There we wept When we remembered Zion. By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down There we wept When we remembered Zion. (So let the wicked) carried us away in captivity Requiring from us a song Now how can we sing the Lord's song In a strange land. (So let the wicked) carried us away in captivity Requiring from us a song Now how can we sing the Lord's song In a strange land. --- Instrumental & hum --- Let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight Here tonight Let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight Here tonight By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down There we wept When we remembered Zion. By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down There we wept When we remembered Zion. --- Instrumental & hum --- By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down There we wept When we remembered Zion. By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down There we wept When we remembered Zion...