Hymn: dwelling How Thy place is lovely

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dwelling How Thy place is lovely