Cantique : lovely place dwelling is Thy How

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely place dwelling is Thy How