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Psalm 137

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an acoustic arrangement of psalm 137

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Psalm 137

Beside the rivers of Babylon
We sat and wept for Jerusalem
Beside the rivers of Babylon
How we wept
How we wept

Our captors call for a song to sing
Our harps are hung in the poplar trees
You torment us for a song to sing
While we mourn
While we mourn

How can we sing the songs of the Lord
While we are here in a land not our own, no a land not our own?
How can we bring a song full of joy
While we are so far from home?

If I forget you Jerusalem
My fingers will wither and fall likes leaves
If I forget you Jerusalem
My tongue will shrivel and cease to speak
If I forget you Jerusalem
May I die, may I die

Babylon you will pay this
For every sin you have done to us
You will see your children crushed
And your babies dashed upon the rocks

peter guinta, jamey cassell

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from volume: 1, track released August 15, 2011
peter guinta, jamey cassell, adam taylor

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The Garden Variety started over the question, "What would it look like to put the book of Psalms to music?" So here is our attempt, with the help of King David, to create a memorable listening experience of the psalter.

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