...fancy the Romans might have an eye on the customs of the Jewish nation, as well as those of their own country, in the several marks of sorrow they have...Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Xion!'"—Addison on Medals, Dial. ii. remembered, which proves that what had charms for them was not...

..."Well, I suppose we'll get that bloody tea this time tomorrow." Mr. Tallboys (chanting, reminiscently): "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Zion! . . ." Dorothy: "Oh, this cold, this cold!" Snouter: "Well, I don't do no more starries this...

...the ground, and bewailing her captivity. " Beneath her palm, here sad Judam weeps." We recollect how the Psalmist describes the Jews lamenting their captivity...Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, 0 Sion !" And we call to mind, too, the still more remarkable fact, that Judaea herself is represented...

...Thought it every bit as Beautiful as you. (Auden 1966:153) are suggestive here, as is Psalm 137:1: By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept: when we remembered thee, O Sion . . . If I forget thee, O Jerusalem: let my right hand forget her cunning. But the aftermath of the...

...endures for ever. Give thanks to the God of heaven, * for his mercy endures for ever. Super flumina By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, * when we remembered you, O Zion. As for our harps, we hung them up * on the trees in the midst of that land. For those...

...us your blessing; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. I6521 PSALM 137 Tone 8; PH 245, 246; PS 140 1 By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, * when we remembered you, O Zion. 2 As for our harps, we hung them up * on the trees in the midst of that land. 3 For those...

...indicates where the next voice is to enter. An alternate version of the text is also popular: By the flood of Babylon, we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Zion. The melody-only hymn is especially appropriate for children and youth. 246 By the Babylonian...

...137, ascribed to a time following destruction of the First Holy Temple, early in the Babylonian exile: "By the Waters of Babylon, we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion. . . How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" 12 Centuries of scholars and religious...

...symbolism of the lyre and harp in representations of King David and other Biblical musicians. 163. "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered thee, O Sion. As for our harps, we hanged them up upon the trees that are therein." (Book of Common Prayer.) 164....

...fresh springs are in thee." And when the captivity comes, the love only grows greater in the loss: "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Sion. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let...