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Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon
Song
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Biblical
Reference
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By
the rivers of Babylon,
Where he sat down,
And there he wept
When he remembered Zion. |
Psalm
137:1 - By the rivers of
Babylon,
there we sat down, yea, we wept,
when we remembered Zion. |
Oh, the wicked
carried us away in captivity,
Required from us a song,
How can we sing King Alpha's song
Inna strange land? |
Psalm
137:3-4 - For there they that
carried us away captive required of us a song;
and they that wasted us required of us mirth,
saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
How shall we sing the LORD's song
in a strange land? |
Sing it aloud,
awn, awn, awn, awn [and on]
sing the song of freedom, sister, awn, awn, [and]
awn
Sing the song of freedom, brother, awn, awn, [and]
awn
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa
We gonna sing and shout it, awn, awn, [and] awn
We gonna jump and shout it, awn, awn, [and] awn
Shout the song of freedom, awn, awn, [and] awn.
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So, let the
words of our mouth
And the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight.
O Far I! |
Psalm
19:14 - Let the words of my
mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. |
For a detailed analysis of the adaptation of Psalm 137 in
this song, see the following article
http://www.crosscurrents.org/murrell.htm
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