International Song Service ‎#163

163. How lovely are Thy dwellings fair!

1 How lovely are Thy dwellings fair!
O Lord of Hosts, how dear
The pleasant tabernacles are,
Where Thou dost dwell so near!
My soul doth long and almost die
Thy courts, O Lord, to see.

2 There ev'n the sparrow, freed from wrong,
Hath found a house of rest;
The swallow there, to lay her young,
Hath built her brooding nest;
Ev'n by Thy altars, Lord of Hosts,
They find their safe abode.

3 Happy who in Thy house reside,
Where Thee they ever praise!
Happy, whose strength in Thee doth bide,
And in their hearts Thy ways!
For God, the Lord, both sun and shield,
Give grace and glory bright.

Text Information

• First Line: How lovely are Thy dwellings fair!
• Author: John Milton
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895
• Copyright: Copyright, 1891, by The Goodenough & Woglom Co.
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PSALM LXXXIV
• Composer: W. L. Mason
• Key: c minor or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.