Cantique : How lovely Thy is dwelling place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How lovely Thy is dwelling place