Author: Michael Perry, 1942-1996 Hymnal: Psalms of Grace #137b (2022) Meter: 12.11.12.11 First Line: By rivers of sorrow we sat and remembered Lyrics: 1 By rivers of sorrow we sat and remembered
the city of happiness where we belong;
our harps and our melodies hung in the branches,
and there our tormentors demanded a song!
2 O, how shall we sing in the anguish of exile
the songs of the LORD in a far away land?
Jerusalem, see if I ever forget you
till death take my voice and the skill of my hand!
3 You daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
you people of Edom who throw down our walls,
be warned of the judgment on you and your children,
when blasphemy fails and when tyranny falls.
4 And then shall the strings of the harp yield their music,
and then shall the tune of our song be restored;
and then shall the kings of the earth see God's purpose:
the strong, the unquenchable, love of the LORD. Scripture: Psalm 137 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. CATHERINE'S COURT
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