By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah we wept When we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah we wept When we remembered Zion There the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? There the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from 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 By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah we wept When we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah we wept When we remembered Zion