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How pleasant, how divinely fair

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 351 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' 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 The Sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest: But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of Majesty; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 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. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate; God is their strength; and thro' the road They lean upon their helper God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heav'n at length, Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Scripture: Psalm 84

Great God attend, while Zion sings

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 358 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God, our King, whose sov'reign sway The glorious hosts of heav'n obey; And devils at thy presence flee, Blest is the man that trusts in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84

My soul, how lovely is the place

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 157 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My soul, how lovely is the place To which thy God resorts! 'Tis heav'n to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving pow'r displays, And light breaks in upon our eyes With kind and quick'ning rays. 3 With his rich gifts the heav'nly Dove Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wond'rous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will; And still they seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. Pause. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode; When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Savior and my God? 6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove; O make me like the sparrows blest, To dwell but where I love! 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ'd in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. Scripture: Psalm 84:1-4

Lord of the worlds above

Appears in 501 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair, The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are! To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest: And wand'ring swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. 3 O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear? O happy men that pay Their constant service there! They praise thee still: And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill! 4 They go from strength to strength, Thro' this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heav'n appears: O glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! Pause: 5 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside: Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door Than shine in courts. 6 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence; With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence: He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves: His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls: Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. Scripture: Psalm 84

Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, thou hast call'd thy grace to mind, Thou hast revers'd our heavy doom: So God forgave when Isr'el sinn'd, And brought his wand'ring captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate; Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee, And thy salvation be complete. 3 Revive our dying graces Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice; Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word; We wait for praise to tune our voice. 4 We wait to hear what God will say; He'll speak and give his people peace; But let them run no more astray, Lest his returning wrath increase. Scripture: Psalm 85:1-8

Salvation is for ever nigh

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 103 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Salvation is for ever nigh The souls that fear and trust the Lord; And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from heav'n; By his obedience so complete, Justice is pleas'd, and peace is giv'n. 3 Now truth and honor shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heav'nly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God; Our wand'ring feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps and keep the road. Scripture: Psalm 85:9-13

God in his earthly temple lays

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 136 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God in his earthly temple lays Foundations for his heav'nly praise: He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits ev'ry house That pay their night and morning vows; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were describ'd of old! What wonders are of Zion told! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honor to appear As one new-born or nourish'd there! Scripture: Psalm 87

For ever shall my song record

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 49 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For ever shall my song record The truth and mercy of the Lord! Mercy and truth for ever stand, Like heav'n, establish'd by his hand. 2 Thus to his son he sware and said, 'With thee my cov'nant first is made; 'In thee shall dying sinners live, 'Glory and grace are thine to give. 3 'Be thou my prophet, thou my priest; 'Thy children shall be ever blest; 'Thou art my chosen king: thy throne 'Shall stand eternal like my own. 4 'There's none of all my sons above 'So much my image or my love; 'Celestial pow'rs thy subjects are; 'Then what can earth to thee compare? 5 'David, my servant, whom I chose 'To guard my flock, to crush my foes, 'And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, 'Was but a shadow of my son.' 6 Now let the church rejoice and sing, Jesus her Savior and her King: Angels his heav'nly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. Scripture: Psalm 89

My never-ceasing songs shall show

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 78 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My never-ceasing songs shall show The mercies of the Lord; And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heav'n endure: And if he speak a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promis'd Jewish throne! But there's a nobler cov'nant seal'd To David's greater Son. 4 His seed for ever shall possess A throne above the skies; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wond'rous ways Are sung by saints above; And saints on earth their honors raise To thy unchanging love. Scripture: Psalm 89

With rev'rence let the saints appear

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 128 hymnals Lyrics: 1 With rev'rence let the saints appear, And bow before the Lord; His high commands with rev'rence hear, And tremble at his word. 2 How terrible thy glories be! How bright thine armies shine! Where is the pow'r that vies with thee, Or truth compar'd to thine? 3 The northern pole, and southern, rest On thy supporting hand; Darkness and day from east to west, Move round at thy command. 4 Thy words the raging winds control, And rule the boist'rous deep; Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Heav'n, earth, and air, and sea, are thine, And the dark world of hell; How did thine arm in vengeance shine When Egypt durst rebel! 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wond'rous is thy grace; While truth and mercy join'd in one, Invite us near thy face. Scripture: Psalm 89:7-14