Cantique : dwelling Thy How place lovely is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

dwelling Thy How place lovely is