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How lovely is Thy dwelling place!
Within Thy courts I long to be;
Thy presence, Lord, my spirit craves,
For this my heart cries out to Thee.
Within Thy courts I long to be;
Thy presence, Lord, my spirit craves,
For this my heart cries out to Thee.
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At Thy burnt-offering altar, Lord,
And at Thine incense altar blest,
Even the sparrow finds a home,
And swallow there prepares her nest.
And at Thine incense altar blest,
Even the sparrow finds a home,
And swallow there prepares her nest.
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Men, as the sparrow, frail and small,
When living in Thy house find rest,
Relying on the altar’s blood,
Enjoying there the incense blest.
When living in Thy house find rest,
Relying on the altar’s blood,
Enjoying there the incense blest.
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How blessed are those men indeed!
Trusting in Thee they are made strong;
Highways to Zion in their hearts,
The way they care not, rough or long.
Trusting in Thee they are made strong;
Highways to Zion in their hearts,
The way they care not, rough or long.
5
Passing the weeping valley they
Make it a place of springing wells;
The rain with blessings covers it
And in the way God’s mercy tells.
Make it a place of springing wells;
The rain with blessings covers it
And in the way God’s mercy tells.
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From strength to strength they go, and all
Before the Lord in Zion meet;
Thus ever seeking Thine own self,
They need Thy care and grace replete.
Before the Lord in Zion meet;
Thus ever seeking Thine own self,
They need Thy care and grace replete.
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Better a day within Thy courts
Than days a thousand I would tell;
I’d rather at Thy threshold stand
Than in the wicked’s tents to dwell.
Than days a thousand I would tell;
I’d rather at Thy threshold stand
Than in the wicked’s tents to dwell.
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Thou art a sun, Thou art a shield,
Thou grace and glory wilt supply;
Thy presence and Thy very self
My need in fulness satisfy.
Thou grace and glory wilt supply;
Thy presence and Thy very self
My need in fulness satisfy.
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Not one good thing wilt Thou withhold
From those who walk in uprightness;
Bless’d is the man that trusts in Thee
With grace and glory measureless.
From those who walk in uprightness;
Bless’d is the man that trusts in Thee
With grace and glory measureless.
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Germany
From strength to strength they go, and all
Before the Lord in Zion meet;
Thus ever seeking Thine own self,
They need Thy care and grace replete.
Rovereto, Trento, Italy
Godo La Tua chiesa, O Signore Benedicila in questi giorni La Tua grazia su di lei!
Valencia, Bukidnon, Qatar
This song I really love how lovely we are if we are in our spirit living exercising walking like Enosh.
Katy, TX, United States
We are those blessed men indeed. May the Lord build highways to Zion in our hearts and we don't care the way whether rough or smooth. May our mingled spirit be His dwelling place...Amen.
United Kingdom
Sang this hymn for the first time this Lord's day. God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit is my abode, Amen. The God-man in me, Amen, for God's economy, the New Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
Singapore
I love this mutual abode: we're His dwelling place in spirit and we live in Him. It is where both God and man could find rest and be satisfied. Amen.