Cantique : lovely Thy is place dwelling How

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely Thy is place dwelling How