Dj That is then and dis is now Sing a song of praise and shout it out load To reach Zion you have to be strong like a lion Unity and strength divided we fall Stand up for your right and pure in your want Keep it in your mind and lock it in your thoughts [Chorus] By the river of Babylon Where we sat down Yeah, where we wept when remembered Zion For the wicked carried us away captivity Required from us a song Now, how can we sing king alpha song in strange land Sing it loud, sing a song of freedom Sing along brothers, sing along sisters Oh, let the words of our mouths And the meditation of our hearts Be acceptable in thy sight oh for I For the wicked carried us away captivity Required from us a song in a strange land Oh, Oh let the words Let the words of my mouth Be acceptable in thy sight [Chorus]