詩歌： lovely is place How Thy dwelling

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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