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Babylon is fallen

from Swell the Sound by Voicebeat

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Voicebeat favourite found on page 117 of the Sacred Harp. Arrangement by W E Chute (1875) of a Shaker melody with words by Richard McNemar (1813).

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Hail the day so long expected!
Hail the year of full release!
Zion's walls are now erected,
And her watchmen publish peace:
Through our Shiloh's wide dominion
Hear the trumpet loudly roar

Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen,
Babylon is fallen to rise no more.

All her merchants stand with wonder,
"What is this that comes to pass?"
Murm'ring like the distant thunder
Crying "O alas, alas."
Swell the sound, ye kings and nobles,
Priest and people, rich and poor;

Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen,
Babylon is fallen to rise no more.

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from Swell the Sound, released November 17, 2012

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Voicebeat is Glasgow’s world music community choir, and anyone can join. Based in the West End of Glasgow, we sing songs from around the world in unaccompanied harmony, often in foreign languages, in an informal, supportive atmosphere.

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