Hymn · Psalm 137

Memories of Zion

MELCOMBE · L.M. · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Samuel Webbe

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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.

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ST. CROSS — John Bacchus Dykes
DUKE STREET — John Hatton
ERHALT UNS, HERR, BEI DEINEM WORT — German, 16th century
HAMBURG — Lowell Mason
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

New Every Morning Is the Love — John Keble
'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
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
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross — Isaac Watts
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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