Displacement - Ps. 137 (EP) Lyrics

v1) By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and wept

As we thought of Jerusalem, we put away our harps -

hanging them on the branches of the poplar trees

Hanging them on the branches of the poplar trees

v2) Our tormentors insisted, on a joyful Hymn

“Sing us one of those songs” they said “of Jerusalem!”

But how can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a pagan land?

How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a pagan land?

Ohhh...

By the river we sat down and wept as we cried our own river of tears

As we thought of all the things that we had left behind

By the river our tormentors were mocking us “so play us a joyful hymn:

Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem

One of those songs of Jerusalem”