Hymn: dwelling is Thy lovely How place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dwelling is Thy lovely How place