Cantique : How Thy lovely place is dwelling

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How Thy lovely place is dwelling