Cantique : dwelling lovely Thy is place How

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dwelling lovely Thy is place How