The Book of Praise ‎#52

52. How lovely is thy dwelling place

1 How lovely is thy dwelling-place,
O Lord of hosts, to me!
The tabernacles of thy grace,
how pleasant, Lord, they be!

2 My thirsty soul longs vehemently;
it faints thy courts to see:
my very heart and flesh cry out,
O living God, for thee.

3 Behold, the sparrow findeth out
a house wherein to rest;
the swallow also for her young
hath found herself a nest,

4 thine altars, where she might bring forth
her young is safe abode,
O thou Almighty Lord of hosts,
my Sovereign and my God.

5 How blest are they in thy house
forever give thee praise.
Blest are all those strength thou art,
in whose heart are thy ways.

Text Information

• First Line: How lovely is thy dwelling-place
• Title: How lovely is thy dwelling place
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84:1-5
• Topic: God: King; Grace; Longing for God and Christ; Metrical Psalms; Sanctuary; Thirst
• Source: Paraphrase, Scottish Psalter 1650,alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HARINGTON
• Composer: Henry Harington, 1727-1816
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain