Cantique : place dwelling Thy lovely How is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

place dwelling Thy lovely How is