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“Zion’s Walls,” a revivalist song with words and music credited to John G. McCurry, was used again by Copland in his opera The Tender Land.
–Vivian Perlis, 1998, from Boosey & Hawkes Web site
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Zion’s Walls
by John G. McCurry
Come fathers and mothers,
Come sisters and brothers,
Come join us in singing the praises of Zion.
O fathers, don’t you feel determined
To meet within the walls of Zion?
We’ll shout and go round
The walls of Zion.