"By the Waters of babylon"
Based on Psalm 137
Words and Music by Hal Dendurent
Copyright Ó 2001 Hal Dendurent
Refrain:
By the waters of Babylon we sat and wept,
As we remembered Zion.
1
Our captors required of us a song:
They said, "Sing us a song of Zion!"
But how could we sing Yahweh's song
In that strange land?
2
That strange land was a place of our own making:
We were brought there -- but then we left the Lord.
We thought we could live lives of ease
Without the Lord!
3
But God, full of grace and love and patience,
Refreshed our souls and turned our hearts to him.
And now we desire the Lord again
To sing his praise!
4
Arise now, and come with me to Zion.
We will return to the God who made and loves us,
And sing all his songs once again
In His own land!