詩歌： lovely is dwelling How Thy place

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely is dwelling How Thy place