🥃 Boney M Rivers Of Babylon Lyrics Bible Verse

Rivers of Babylon Lyrics by Boney M. from the The Classic 70s Collection [Sony] album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon, there w….
By the rivers of babylon (dark tears of babylon) There we sat down (you got to sing a song) Ye-eah we wept, (sing a song of love) When we remember zion. (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) By the rivers of babylon (rough bits of babylon) There we sat down (you hear the people cry) Ye-eah we wept, (they need their god) When we remember zion. (ooh, have t (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) By the rivers of Babylon (Rough bits of Babylon) There we sat down (You hear the people cry) Ye-eah we wept, (They need their God) When we remembered Zion. (Ooh, have the power) Submit Corrections Thanks to Esther Curtis for correcting these lyrics. Writer (s): Frank Farian, George Reyam, Brent Dowe, T McNaughton AZLyrics Yeah, we wept When we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah, we wept When we remembered Zion When the wicked Carried us away in captivity Required from us a song Now how
151 20K views 11 years ago I don't own the rights to this music. Recorded in 1978 by German based pop group "Boney M" The song is based on the Biblical hymn Psalm 137:1-4, a hy Show more Show
In a strange land When the wicked carried us away in captivity Requiring of us a song Now how shall we sing the Lord's song In a strange land Let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in thy sight Here tonight Let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our hearts Be acceptable in thy sight Here tonight The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137 :1-4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: [1] Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of Israel in the north, conquered by the Assyr

Most people associate the song "Rivers of Babylon" with Boney M. However, the song's roots date back to biblical times, specifically the Book of Psalm 137. The psalm talks about the Babylonian exile where the Israelites were forced to leave their homeland and journey to Babylon. Psalm 137 verses 1-4 read:

"Rivers of Babylon" is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19 and 137 in the Hebrew Bible.
It is Psalm 137 that is most prominently featured, specifically its first four verses. This section focuses on how the Israelites felt and what they experienced being in exile "by the rivers of Babylon". Or stated otherwise, they were captured by the Babylonians, who carried them away to their country.
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down. Yeah, yeah, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Then the wicked Carried us away in captivity, Required from us a song. Now how shall we sing the Lord In 1970, they take Psalm 137 and turn it into a gorgeously slinky song, "Rivers of Babylon", interpolating a verse from another Old Testament Psalm, 19 ("Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart…"). The closing bars offer the singer a chance to emphasise the song's message: "Sing a song of freedom, brother!" Psalm 137. 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept. when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars. we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!". 4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord. The Lyrics for Rivers of Babylon by Boney M. have been translated into 21 languages. By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah, yeah, we wept. When we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah, yeah, we wept When we remembered Zion Then the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song Now how shall we By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion. By the rivers of Babylon (dark tears of Babylon) There we sat down (You got to sing a song) Ye-eah we wept, (Sing a song of love) When we remember Zion. (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) By the rivers of Babylon (Rough bits of Babylon) s7Hj.