Cantique : lovely Thy dwelling place How is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely Thy dwelling place How is