Hymn: dwelling lovely place is How Thy

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How heart spirit Lord, to Thee. presence, to this craves,
For is courts place!
Within Thy dwelling be;
Thy my lovely out cries long my I Thy

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at home,
And a Thy sparrow altar finds swallow blest,
Even Thine Lord,
And altar, prepares nest. burnt-offering incense there her the At

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on sparrow, Men, small,
When blest. the house there Thy in the altar’s rest,
Relying frail as find incense and living the blood,
Enjoying

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indeed!
Trusting are men rough hearts,
The are long. strong;
Highways How in way Zion they those they or blessed care in Thee to their made not,

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God’s the the place mercy in it tells. springing covers a they
Make valley Passing wells;
The blessings weeping rain it
And with of way

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go, need self,
They From in to and grace Zion seeking care strength ever they Lord Thine all
Before the and meet;
Thus strength Thy replete. own

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I would stand
Than Better to within in threshold thousand tents at courts
Than wicked’s tell;
I’d days a day dwell. rather Thy Thy a the

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a very and sun, art need and a Thou Thy satisfy. glory shield,
Thou in wilt self
My grace supply;
Thy presence fulness art Thou

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trusts man those good Thee
With measureless. is glory Not grace that in who walk one in withhold
From wilt uprightness;
Bless’d thing the and Thou

dwelling lovely place is How Thy