Ancient and Modern ‎#662

662. 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: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 84
• Topic: Dedication Festival; Blessing; Church: Worship; Providence; Water
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1650

Tune Information

• Name: HARINGTON
• Composer: Henry Harington (1727-1816)
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Adapted from a three-part glee