Cantique : Thy place lovely is How dwelling

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thy place lovely is How dwelling