Cantique : lovely Thy dwelling How is place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely Thy dwelling How is place