Hymn: How lovely is place dwelling Thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How lovely is place dwelling Thy