Hymn: place lovely Thy is dwelling How

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

place lovely Thy is dwelling How