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Rivers of Babylon Lyrics by David Koresh

Voice of Fire (Expanded)

1989

[Intro]
One, two, three, four…
[Verse 1]
By the rivers of Babylon, there was the time
Yea we wept, when we remembered Zion
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof
For there they that carried us away required of us a song
They that carried us captive required of us mirth
Saying, "Sing unto us one of the songs of Zion"
How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
The land of the beast, oh, the land of man
[Refrain]
Revеlation 18:1, the rising of the sun
Glories throughout thе land
How long shall we serve man?
[Verse 2]
If I ever forget thee Jerusalem
Let my right hand forget her cunning
If I do not make thee above my chief joy
Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth
Jerusalem, you are the apple of my eye
You are the passages of life from the beginning
Help us all to understand that you will stand forever
[Refrain]
Revelation 18:1, the rising of the sun
Glories throughout the land
How long shall we serve man?
[Bridge]
No longer in this land, Jerusalem
Oh, Father deliver us out of Babylon
Where we stand waiting for deliverance
We shall return out of this land
[Verse 3]
By the rivers of Babylon, there was the time
Yea we wept, when we remembered Zion
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof
For there they that carried us away required of us a song
They that carried us captive required of us mirth
Saying, "Sing unto us one of the songs of Zion"
How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
The land of the beast, oh, the land of man
How shall we sing?
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David Koresh

David Koresh

About “Rivers of Babylon” by David Koresh

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"Rivers of Babylon" appears on "Voice of Fire (Expanded)" in 1989.

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