Cantique : is Thy dwelling How lovely place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

is Thy dwelling How lovely place