Cantique : place lovely is How dwelling Thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

place lovely is How dwelling Thy