SDA Hymnal 62
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place
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1How lovely is Thy dwelling place,
O Lord of hosts to me!
The tabernacles of Thy grace
How pleasant, Lord, they be!
2My thirsty soul longs ardently,
Yea, faints Thy courts to see;
My very heart and flesh cry out,
O living God, for Thee.
3Behold, the sparrow findeth out
A house wherein to rest;
The swallow also for herself
Hath builded her a nest.
4Ev'n Thine own altars, where she safe
Her young ones forth may bring,
O Thou, almighty Lord of hosts,
Thou art my God and King.
5Blest are they in Thy house that dwell;
They ever give Thee praise.
Blest is the man whose strength Thou art,
In whose heart are Thy ways.
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- Meter
- C.M.
- Scripture
- Psalm 84
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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