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Text:By the Waters
Author:William Billings
Tune:[By the waters, the waters of Babylon]
Composer:William Billings

183. By the Waters

By the waters, the waters of Babylon
We lay down and wept, and wept for thee, Zion.
We remember, we remember, we remember thee, Zion.

Text Information
First Line: By the waters, the waters of Babylon
Title: By the Waters
Author: William Billings
Publication Date: 1996
Scripture:
Topic: Round; Suffering; Zion
Notes: 3-part round
Tune Information
Name: [By the waters, the waters of Babylon]
Composer: William Billings
Key: a minor



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