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By the Rivers of Babylon

Words & music by Farian, Reyam,


Dowe & McNaughton

Allegretto

mp
Soprano 44

= 128

By the ri vers of

44
mp

Alto

Choral arrangement by Andrew Dixon

By the ri vers of


Tenor 44

mp

44

Piano

mp

4
4

4
4

Pno.

when we re mem bered

Zi on

Zi on

mf

mf

mf

mf

sat

down,

there we

sat

down,

down,

down,

mf

there we

mf

Ba by lon

Ba by lon

mp

when we re mem bered

Ba by lon

mp

Ba by lon

Bass

Yeah

Yeah

Ba by lon

Ba by lon

there

By the ri vers of

Ba by lon

Original Far Musikverlag GmbH 1978


Arrangement A Dixon 2011

we

wept

By the ri vers of

Ba by lon

By the ri vers of

wept

By the ri vers of

wept

we

wept

down,

down,

there

there

there

we sat

we sat

we sat

we sat

down,

down,

13

18

Pno.

22

Pno.

car ried us

car ried us

car ried us

how

how

how

we

wept

we

wept

we

wept

we

wept

how

car ried us

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Pno.

Yeah

a way

a way

a way

a way

tiv

i ty,

Lord's

song

Lord's

song

shall we sing the

Lord's

song

Lord's

bered

Zi on

song

in a

in a

quir ing

quir ing

re

quir ing

song.

of us

land?

Original Far Musikverlag GmbH 1978


Arrangement A Dixon 2011

song.

song.

land?

strange

of us

land?

that

strange

For there they

of us

song.

land?

of us

strange

that

For there they

quir ing

strange

in a

in a

Zi on

re

shall we sing the

shall we sing the

i ty,

tiv

Zi on

re

bered

i ty,

re

tiv

Zi on

bered

i ty,

shall we sing the

bered

when we re mem

in cap

when we re mem

tiv

in cap

when we re mem

in cap

when we re mem

in cap

To Coda

Now

Now

Now

Now

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mf

For there they that

For there they that

For there they that

27

Pno.

31

Pno.

a way

car ried us

car ried us

car ried us
f

how

how

how

how

37

car ried us

a way

i ty,

tiv

tiv

Lord's

song

shall we sing the

Lord's

Ah

Ah

Ah

Ah

song

Lord's

re

in a

quir ing

Ah

strange

land?

mf

Ah

Ah

Ah

Original Far Musikverlag GmbH 1978


Arrangement A Dixon 2011

Ah

Let the

words

of

Let the

words

Ah

Ah

Now

mf

Now

mf

mf

mf

Ah

mf

land?

Now

song.

mf

land?

strange

song.

of us

Ah

mf

Ah

in a

of us

land?

song.

Now

strange

strange

song.

of us

quir ing

re

in a

in a

song

of us

quir ing

re

quir ing

i ty,

song

shall we sing the

re

i ty,

Lord's

shall we sing the

i ty,

tiv

tiv

in cap

in cap

in cap

a way

in cap

Pno.

a way

Ah

shall we sing the

Ah

of

our

our

45

Pno.

mouths

mouths

51

Pno.

cept i ble in

cept i ble in

cept i ble in

of

our

of

our

sight

here

sight

here

thy

thy

thy

sight

here

thy

sight

here

to night.

sight

here

thy

ta tions

ta tions

ta tions

ta tions

of

of

to night.

here

hearts

Be

ac

hearts

Be

ac

our

our

of

our

hearts

Be

ac

of

our

hearts

By the ri vers of

60

mf

Be

Ah

Ah

mf

Original Far Musikverlag GmbH 1978


Arrangement A Dixon 2011

mf
Pno.

mf

mf

ac

By the ri vers of

to night.

to night.

Coda
mf

al Coda

to night.

here

thy

mp

here

mp D.S.

sight

And the med i

And the med i

to night.

And the med i

to night.

And the med i

to night.

cept i ble in

mouths

mouths

mouths

our

of

words

Be ac

mouths

cept i ble in

hearts

our

words

our

of

of

Be ac

hearts

words

words

our

of

ta tions

cept i ble in

And the med i

ta tions

Let the

Pno.

Let the

Let the

Let the

And the med i


f

56

Ah

Ah

62

Ah

Ah

Ah

Ah

Pno.

there

there

Pno.

75

Pno.

Zi on

By the ri vers of

By the ri vers of

sat

Yeah

sat

mp

Ba by lon

Ba by lon

By the ri vers of
p

By the ri vers of

Yeah

there

there

re mem bered

re mem bered

when we

when we

wept when we

re mem bered

we

wept when we

re mem bered

Ba by lon

Ba by lon

Original Far Musikverlag GmbH 1978


Arrangement A Dixon 2011

down,

we sat

By the ri vers of

we sat

By the ri vers of

we

Yeah

wept

we

wept

Ba by lon

mp

we

mp

Ba by lon

By the ri vers of

By the ri vers of

down,

mp

down,

Yeah

Zi on

Zi on

there we

down,

there we

Ah

down,

Ah

Ah

Ah

Zi on

Ah

Ba by lon

Ba by lon

we sat

Ah

we sat

Ah

70

Ah

Yeah

down,

we

Yeah

there we sat

there we sat

we

down,

down,

81

Pno.

wept

wept

Yeah

we

we

Yeah

rall.

when
rall.

we

re

mem

bered

pp

Zi

when

we

re

mem

bered

Zi

rall.

rall.

wept when

on

on

pp

wept when

pp

we

re

mem

bered

Zi

on

we

re

mem

bered

Original Far Musikverlag GmbH 1978


Arrangement A Dixon 2011

pp

Zi

on

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