Together in Song ‎#44

44. How lovely is your dwelling-place

1 How lovely is your dwelling-place,
O Lord of hosts, to me;
my thirsting soul longs eagerly
within your courts to be.

2 Beside your altars, Lord of all,
the swallows find a nest;
happy are those who dwell with you
and praise you without rest,

3 and happy those whose hearts are set
upon the pilgrim ways:
you are the water when they thirst,
their guide towards your face.

4 How blest are they that in your house
for ever give you praise:
one day with you is better spent
than thousands in dark ways.

5 The Lord will hold back no good thing
from those who justly live;
to all who trust, the Lord of hosts
will all his blessings give.

Text Information

• First Line: How lovely is your dwelling-place
• Meter: 86.86
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84
• Topic: Anniversary of a Church; Fulfilment; Guidance; Longing for God; Lord's Day; Pilgrimage; Saints Days and Holy Days: Presentation of Christ in the Temple; Trust in God
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1650, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: HARINGTON
• Composer: Henry Harrngton, 1727-1816 (adapt.)
• Meter: 86.86
• Key: D Major