Cantique : place dwelling lovely Thy is How

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

place dwelling lovely Thy is How