Cantique : How is lovely dwelling place Thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How is lovely dwelling place Thy