Cantique : lovely Thy dwelling place How is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely Thy dwelling place How is