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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song;
and they that wasted us required of us mirth,
saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

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There on the poplars(A)
    we hung our harps,(B)
for there our captors(C) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded(D) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(E)

How can we sing the songs of the Lord(F)
    while in a foreign land?

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