Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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126 Babel’s Streams

Words: Scottish Psalter, 1650, and Stephen Jenks, 1811

Music: Stephen Jenks, 1811. Alto W. R. McCoy, 1902

Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)

By Babel’s streams we sat and wept,
While Zion we thought on;
Amidst thereof we hung our harps
The willow trees upon.
With all the pow’r and skill I have,
I’ll gently touch each string;
If I can reach the charming sound,
I’ll tune my harp again.