 | John Henry Newman - 1844 - 460 Seiten
...bidden. What is to be done with this dull, dispirited, wearied, forlorn, foreboding heart of ours ? " By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Sion. As for our harps, we hanged them up upon the trees that are therein. For they that led us away captive... | |
 | John Calvert (choir-master) - 1844 - 274 Seiten
...unto the | Lord' of | lords : for his | mercy' en|dureth' for | ever. PSALM CXXXVII. Super ftumina. BY the waters of Babylon we sat | down' and,| wept : when we re|mem'bered | thee,' O | Sion. 2 As for our harps, we | hanged' them | up : upon the | trees' that | are' there|in. 3 For they that... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1849 - 842 Seiten
...this figure. The Psalmist describes the Jews lamenting their captivity in the same pensive posture : ' By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Zion!'"— Addison on Medals, Dial. ii. remembered, which proves that what had charms for them was... | |
 | London Temple ch - 1845 - 320 Seiten
...mercy on his afflicted. Sing, O ye heavens : and be joyful, O earth. PSALM CXXXVII. 1— 8. BOYCE. Y the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept : when we remembered thee, O As for our harps, we hanged them up : upon the trees that are therein. For they that led us away captive... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 376 Seiten
...bid you judge in mercy, and love your neighbour as yourself. SERMON XIII. ON THE LOVE OF OUR COUNTRY. By the waters of Babylon, we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, Oh Sion! — PSALM cxxxvu. VERSE 1. THIS beautiful Psalm was written in commemoration of the Babylonish... | |
 | Gregory Townsend Badell - 1846 - 156 Seiten
...The recital of their sorrows given by the Psalmist is affecting beyond an ordinary tale of sorrow : " By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered thee, 0 Zion ; as for our harps, we hanged them upon the trees that are therein. For they that led us away... | |
 | Henry Formby - 1846 - 154 Seiten
...Yes. (Ps. cxxxvi.') Super flumina Babylonis, illic sedimus et flevimus; cum recordaremur Zion. — "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Thee, 0 Zion." — The literal meaning of the outside of these words, expresses no more than the sorrow of... | |
 | 1846 - 656 Seiten
...of all confusions. The boasted city, called the Queen of the earth, there Israel was, as we read : " By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept; when we remembered Zionwe hanged our harps upon the willows ;" there the dear souls wept. Then came these blasphemers,... | |
 | 1847 - 184 Seiten
...give thanks unto the Lord of lords : For his mercy en-durethfor ever. PSALM CXXXVII. Super flnmina. BY the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept : When we re-member-ed thee, O Sion. 2 As for our harps, we hangid them up : Upon the trees that are there-in. 3 For they that led us away... | |
 | 1851 - 790 Seiten
...therewith, we thought of that solemn, touching hour, when with heavy heart we joined in singing, " By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Thee, O Zion." There were other memories, too, which forced themselves upon us. In this district one had laboured,... | |
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For they that led us away captive, required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness : Sing us one of the songs of Sion. 4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? 
