I haven’t posted this one for a while–By the Rivers of Babylon, sung by Boney M. It’s Psalm 137 in the Bible.
Dr. No. 2 thinks I might live a few more years.
Enough’s enough. A glass of root beer, please.
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‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
I haven’t posted this one in a long time; I can’t imagine why.
By the Rivers of Babylon, by Boney M: really, it’s Psalm 137 set to music: the exiled people of Judah mourning for their country.
Let’s pray we give ourselves no occasions to mourn our country.
‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
Here is Psalm 137 set to music by Boney M–By the Rivers of Babylon. Captivity was harsh and bitter for Israel; but they’d brought it on themselves, adopting heathen practices and refusing to listen to the prophets. Nothing changes, does it?
By Request, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
This spiritual comes to us via Psalm 137–By the Rivers of Babylon, by Boney M. Requested by Ina. By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion… Change course, and turn to the Lord.
Coincidence? ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
Two requests for hymns by Boney M. on the same day, from opposite sites of the world–how unlikely is that? But such coincidences happen a lot, around here.
First, from Scotland, requested by Ina: By the Waters of Babylon. Inspired by Psalm 137.
By Request, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
Requested by Ina, By the Rivers of Babylon, sung by Boney M–an adaptation of Psalm 137.
It asks, “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” That’s a question that troubles me, sometimes. But sing it we must.
Reader Request: Boney M, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
For Ina in Scotland, here we have Boney M’s rendition of By the Rivers of Babylon.
I am taking requests in the order I receive them (mostly), so again, everybody, be patient, I will get to yours. It’s my pleasure to do so.