{"slug": "by-babels-streams-we-sat-and-wept", "title": "By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept", "first_line": "By Babel's streams we sat and wept", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 137, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 137"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 137. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "By Ba -- bel's streams we sat and wept, when Zi -- on we thought on. In midst there -- of we hanged our harps the wil -- low -- trees up -- on.", "prose": ["By Babel's streams we sat and wept,", "when Zion we thought on.", "In midst thereof we hanged our harps", "the willow-trees upon."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For there a song re -- quir -- ed they, who did us cap -- tive bring: Our spoil -- ers called for mirth, and said, A song of Zi -- on sing.", "prose": ["For there a song required they,", "who did us captive bring:", "Our spoilers called for mirth, and said,", "A song of Zion sing."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O how the Lord's song shall we sing with -- in a for -- eign land? If thee, Je -- ru -- s'lem, I for -- get, skill part from my right hand.", "prose": ["O how the Lord's song shall we sing", "within a foreign land?", "If thee, Jerus'lem, I forget,", "skill part from my right hand."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "My tongue to my mouth's roof let cleave, if I do thee for -- get, Je -- ru -- sa -- lem, and thee a -- bove my chief joy do not set.", "prose": ["My tongue to my mouth's roof let cleave,", "if I do thee forget,", "Jerusalem, and thee above", "my chief joy do not set."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Re -- mem -- ber E -- dom's chil -- dren, Lord, who in Je -- ru -- s'lem's day, Ev'n un -- to its foun -- da -- ti -- on, Raze, raze it quite, did say.", "prose": ["Remember Edom's children, Lord,", "who in Jerus'lem's day,", "Ev'n unto its foundation,", "Raze, raze it quite, did say."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "O daugh -- ter thou of Bab -- y -- lon, near to de -- struc -- ti -- on; Bless'd shall he be that thee re -- wards, as thou to us hast done.", "prose": ["O daughter thou of Babylon,", "near to destruction;", "Bless'd shall he be that thee rewards,", "as thou to us hast done."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Yea, hap -- py sure -- ly shall he be thy ten -- der lit -- tle ones Who shall lay hold up -- on, and them shall dash a -- gainst the stones.", "prose": ["Yea, happy surely shall he be", "thy tender little ones", "Who shall lay hold upon, and them", "shall dash against the stones."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}