Cantique : Thy place is How dwelling lovely

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thy place is How dwelling lovely