Cantique : place dwelling lovely is How Thy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

place dwelling lovely is How Thy