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The Babylonian Captivity

Joel Barlow • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 137

Verse 1

Along the banks where Babel's current flows, Our captive bands in deep despondence strayed, While Zion's fall in sad remembrance rose, Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • psalms 137
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