诗歌： place is dwelling How lovely Thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

place is dwelling How lovely Thy