Laudes Domini ‎#2

2. Psalm 84

1 How pleasant, how divinely fair,
O Lord of hosts! thy dwellings are!
With long desire my spirit faints,
To meet the assemblies of thy saints.

2 My flesh would rest in thine abode,
My panting heart cries out for God;
My God! my King! why should I be
So far from all my joys, and thee?

3 Blest are the saints who sit on high,
Around thy throne of majesty;
The brightest glories shine above,
And all their work is praise and love.

4 Blest are the souls who find a place
Within the temple of thy grace;
There they behold thy gentler rays,
And seek thy face, and learn thy praise.

5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength,
Till all shall meet in heaven at length;
Till all before thy face appear,
And join in nobler worship there.

Text Information

• First Line: How pleasant, how divinely fair
• Title: Psalm 84
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84:1
• Topic: Opening of Service
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MIGDOL
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Public Domain.