...when I could conclude that the English Church's prayer book provided the canonical text for Eliot: "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept: when we rememberrd thee O Sion. / As for our harps we hanged them up: upon the trees that arc there-in." The...

...0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever. 1438 Psalm 137 vl existence, indifferent, paring his fingernails. 5323 A Portrait of the Artist 1439 Psalm 139 v.13 1 will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. 1440 Solemnization...

...and liturgical use Super ilumina Babylonis, illic sedimus, et flevimus, dum recordaremur tui, Sion. By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Sion. Included in the pool of chants used after Pentecost (usually on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost)....

...banality. To go back to his first Bible (which he later slightly improved) makes blatant the contrast: 'by the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Sion. As for our harps, we hanged them up upon the trees, that are therein'. This amounts to more than...

...understand the meaning of that psalm24 penned by those captive Jews held in Babylonish captivity as now: "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered thee, O! Sion," when we remembered thee, O! England. O! good friends, we hope these our sighs will come to your ears...

...from home and the temple on Mount Zion, the center of their worship and faith. They bewail their lot: 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 who...

...possible) yearn even more for home. Miss P., Mr. Budgen, & I have just been reciting a Psalm—"By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept: when we remembered thee O Zion!"' 62 Though, as I pointed out, I always use the plural Zions: one for the earthly Zion which...

...that was called Sacred Poems. I said the Psalm out loud now but whispered it so he couldn't hear me... "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the willow trees we hung up our harps." I stopped when Jeffrey came in and put soap...

...Hah Myuh Re -mem -her Zi-on, Zi - on; Woo Ree Deul Eun Wool Ut Neh we sat down and cried for home. 1 By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered you, 0 Zion. 2 As for our harps, we hung them up on the trees in the midst of that land. 3 For those...

...children from whom they were separated. ... I suddenly realized the emorional impact of the Hebrew Psalm: "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered tliee, O Zion!" They too must have prayed with theit windows open toward home. lo who daily faced such...