Cantique : How place lovely dwelling Thy is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How place lovely dwelling Thy is