Cantique : Thy is place dwelling lovely How

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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