Cantique : lovely is dwelling How place Thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely is dwelling How place Thy