When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion

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When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,
We were like them that dream,
We were like them that dream.
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Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing:
Then said they among the nations,
The Lord hath done great things,
The Lord hath done great things for them.
  The Lord hath done great things for us;
Whereof we are glad.
The Lord hath done great things for us;
  Whereof we are glad.
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Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams,
As the streams in the south,
As the streams in the south.
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They that sow in tears shall reap in joy,
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
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He that goeth forth and weepeth,
Bearing precious seed, shall doubtless,
Come again with rejoicing,
Come again with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
  The Lord hath done great things for us;
Whereof we are glad.
The Lord hath done great things for us;
  Whereof we are glad.
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When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,
We were like them that dream,
We were like them that dream.
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Nelson Liu

Irvine, CA, United States

The Lord hath done great things for us!


Tshepo

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

This is a psalmist’s delight

A song of hope, belief and faith

Glory to God!


Ron

Lakeland, Florida, United States

I used to sing this song at the Bread of Life Church in South Buffalo. We used a guitar. I could sing it to you. I cannot find it the way that we sang it on YouTube.


R. K.

It is a very lovely song.


Mashallah faith

Ondin, United Kingdom

Very uplifting. Blessed be the songwriter. Blessed be all those whose hope is in the Lord. Their tears will be turned to joy and they will weep no more. How great Thou art. Amen


Kara

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Beautiful the hope we have! Thank you for sharing this song. Very encouraging!


John Haastrup

London, United Kingdom

I Like the tune. But I am not clear how to sing stanzas 3,4,5,6. Can someone help out? I won't mind an actual singing of all the lines in my email, if possible.

Grace

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