Hymn: How lovely Thy is dwelling place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How lovely Thy is dwelling place