Hymn · Psalm 137
Memories of Zion
HAMBURG · L.M. · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Lowell Mason
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1.By Babel's streams we sat and wept,
For mem'ry still to Zion clung;
The winds alone our harp-strings swept,
That on the drooping willows hung.
2.There our rude captors, flushed with pride,
A song required to mock our wrongs;
Our spoilers called for mirth, and cried,
Come, sing us one of Zion's songs.
3.Not songs but sighs to us belong
When Zion's walls in ruin lie;
How shall we sing Jehovah's song
While in an alien land we die?
4.O Zion fair, God's holy hill,
Wherein our God delights to dwell,
Let my right hand forget her skill
If I forget to love thee well.
5.If I do not remember thee,
Then let my tongue from utterance cease,
If any earthly joy to me
Be dear as Zion's joy and peace.
6.Remember, Lord, the dreadful day
Of Zion's cruel overthrow;
How happy he who shall repay
The bitter hatred of her foe.
Try these words on another tune
- ST. CROSS — John Bacchus Dykes
- DUKE STREET — John Hatton
- ERHALT UNS, HERR, BEI DEINEM WORT — German, 16th century
- MELCOMBE — Samuel Webbe
- OLIVE'S BROW — William B. Bradbury
- PUER NOBIS NASCITUR — Michael Praetorius
- ROCKINGHAM (MASON) — Lowell Mason
- ROCKINGHAM (MILLER) — Edward Miller
- TALLIS` CANON — Thomas Tallis
- TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA — Traditional Swedish melody
- UXBRIDGE — Lowell Mason
- WINCHESTER NEW — Winchester New
Other words for this tune
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross — Isaac Watts
- 'Tis Midnight and On Olive's Brow — William Bingham Tappan
- 'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow — William Bingham Tappan
- 'Twas on That Night, When Doomed to Know — Scottish Paraphrases, 1781
- A Trustful Appeal to God — The Psalter, 1912
- Affliction and Appeal — The Psalter, 1912
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night — Thomas Ken
- All That I Am I Owe to Thee — The Psalter, 1912
- Assurance of Blessing — The Psalter, 1912
- At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set — Henry Twells
- Awake, My Soul, And With The Sun — Thomas Ken
- Children of the Heavenly Father — Carolina Sandell Berg
- Christ's Inheritance — The Psalter, 1912
- Danger and Rescue — The Psalter, 1912
- Desire for Rest — The Psalter, 1912
- Divine Grace Magnified — The Psalter, 1912
- Divine Help Invoked — The Psalter, 1912
- Doubts Overcome by Faith — The Psalter, 1912
- From Heaven Above To Earth I Come — Martin Luther
- God the Righteous Judge — The Psalter, 1912
- God the Source of Joy — The Psalter, 1912
- Harvest Thanksgiving — The Psalter, 1912
- Holiness and Divine Favor — The Psalter, 1912
- Illumination and Testimony — The Psalter, 1912
- Instruction in the Divine Law — The Psalter, 1912
- Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun — Isaac Watts
- Just as I Am, Without One Plea — Charlotte Elliott
- Lord, Hear My Pray'r, and Let My Cry (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, in Thy Wrath Rebuke Me Not — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word — Martin Luther
- Mutual Intercession — The Psalter, 1912
- New Every Morning Is the Love — John Keble
- O Lord My Soul Convicted — James Maxwell
- O Lord, Thou Art My God and King (Second Version) — Scottish Psalter, 1650
- O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee — Washington Gladden
- On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry — Charles Coffin
- Our Source of Strength — The Psalter, 1912
- Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow — Thomas Ken
- Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear — John Keble
- Sweet Is the Work, My God, My King — Isaac Watts
- Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said — Charles William Everest
- The Blessings of Immanuel's Reign — The Psalter, 1912
- The Cross of Calvary — The Psalter, 1912
- The Deliverance of Zion — The Psalter, 1912
- The Divine Law — The Psalter, 1912
- The Greatness and Grace of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The House of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Immutable Word — The Psalter, 1912
- The Law Of God Is Good And Wise — Matthias Loy
- The Mercies and Faithfulness of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Protective Power of God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Vindication of Righteousness — The Psalter, 1912
- The Witness of Nature to God — The Psalter, 1912
- The Wondrous Testimonies of God — The Psalter, 1912
- World-Wide Worship — The Psalter, 1912
Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ABERYSTWYTH (PARRY), ANGELUS, BRESLAU, FEDERAL STREET, GERMANY, MARYTON, MENDON, MORNING HYMN, OLD 100TH, QUEBEC, THE FIRST NOEL, VOM HIMMEL HOCH, WOODWORTH.
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