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How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How lovely is thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts, to me! My thirsty soul desires and longs within thy courts to be; my very heart and flesh cry out, O living God, for thee. 2 Beside thine altars, gracious Lord, the swallows find a nest; how happy they who dwell with thee and praise thee without rest, and happy they whose hearts are set upon the pilgrims' quest. 3 They who go through the desert vale will find it filled with springs, and they shall climb from height to height till Zion's temple rings with praise to thee, in glory throned, Lord God, great King of kings. 4 One day within thy courts excels a thousand spent away; how happy they who keep thy laws nor from thy precepts stray, for thou shalt surely bless all those who live the words they pray. Optional stanza from Psalm 23: Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me, and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be; and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be. Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Blessing; Church Year Lent; Church Year Transfiguration; Desiring God; Discipleship; Doubt; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Fear; God Desire for; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God as Shield; God's Armor; God's Deeds; God's Face; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Joy; Longing for God; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Pain; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; Prayer; Rest; Songs of Zion; Sorrow; Suffering; Temple; Temptation And Trial; The Fall; The Incarnation; Trust; Unity and Fellowship; Year A, B, C, Presentation of the Lord, February 2; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 21-27; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 23-29 Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: BROTHER JAMES' AIR Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650 (sts. 1, 2 and opt. sts.)

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BROTHER JAMES' AIR

Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 69 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. L. Macbeth Bain, 1840?-1925 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13515 61543 11711 Used With Text: How lovely is thy dwelling place

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Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rusty Edwards Tune Key: B Flat Major Used With Text: How lovely is thy dwelling place

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How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #84E (2012) Lyrics: 1 How lovely is thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts, to me! My thirsty soul desires and longs within thy courts to be; my very heart and flesh cry out, O living God, for thee. 2 Beside thine altars, gracious Lord, the swallows find a nest; how happy they who dwell with thee and praise thee without rest, and happy they whose hearts are set upon the pilgrims' quest. 3 They who go through the desert vale will find it filled with springs, and they shall climb from height to height till Zion's temple rings with praise to thee, in glory throned, Lord God, great King of kings. 4 One day within thy courts excels a thousand spent away; how happy they who keep thy laws nor from thy precepts stray, for thou shalt surely bless all those who live the words they pray. Optional stanza from Psalm 23: Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me, and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be; and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be. Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Blessing; Church Year Lent; Church Year Transfiguration; Desiring God; Discipleship; Doubt; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Fear; God Desire for; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God as Shield; God's Armor; God's Deeds; God's Face; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Joy; Longing for God; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Pain; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; Prayer; Rest; Songs of Zion; Sorrow; Suffering; Temple; Temptation And Trial; The Fall; The Incarnation; Trust; Unity and Fellowship; Year A, B, C, Presentation of the Lord, February 2; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 21-27; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 23-29 Scripture: Psalm 84 Tune Title: BROTHER JAMES' AIR

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place (Amable y tierno es tu lugar)

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944; Juan Francisco Chávez R. Hymnal: Santo, Santo, Santo #398 (2019) Meter: 8.6.8.6.4.4.6 Topics: Alabanza; Praise; Anhelo por Dios; Longing for God; Call to Worship; Llamado a la Adoración; Cielo Nuevo y Tierra Nueva; New Heaven and New Earth Scripture: Psalm 42:1-4 Languages: English; Spanish Tune Title: BROTHER JAMES' AIR

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Hymnal: Baptist Hymnal 1991 #523 (1991) Meter: Irregular Lyrics: 1. How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts, to me! My thirsty soul desires and longs within Thy courts to be; My very heart and flesh cry out, O loving God, for Thee. 2. Beside Thine altars, gracious Lord, the swallows find a nest; How happy they who dwell with Thee and praise Thee without rest, And happy they whose hearts are set upon the pilgrim's quest. 3. They who go thro' the desert vale will find it filled with springs, And they shall climb from height to height till Zion's temple rings With praise to Thee, in glory throned, Lord God, great King of kings. 4. One day within Thy courts excels a thousand spent away; How happy they who keep Thy laws nor from Thy precepts stray, For Thou shalt surely bless all those who live the words they pray. Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: BROTHER JAMES' AIR

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Carl P. Daw Jr.

b. 1944 Person Name: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Author (sts. 2-3) of "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" in Baptist Hymnal 1991 Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1996), Gathered for Worship (2006). Other publications include A Hymntune Psalter (2 volumes, 1988-1989) and Breaking the Word: Essays on the Liturgical Dimensions of Preaching (1994, for which he served as editor and contributed two essays. In 2002 a collection of 25 of his hymns in Japanese was published by the United Church of Christ in Japan. He wrote Glory to God: A Companion (2016) for the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Emily Brink

James Leith Macbeth Bain

1840 - 1925 Person Name: J. L. Macbeth Bain, 1840?-1925 Composer of "BROTHER JAMES' AIR" in The Hymnal 1982 James Leith Macbeth Bain (b. Scotland, c. 1840; d. Liverpool, England, 1925), was a healer, mystic, and poet known simply as Brother James. The tune BROTHER JAMES AIR was first published in his volume The great peace: being a New Year's greeting ... (1915). Born in a devout Christian home, Bain came to doubt the faith but later regained a mystical belief with the aid of the Christo Theosophic Society. He founded the Brotherhood of Healers, and he and his fellow healers often sang to their patients during healing sessions. In the latter years of his life he worked among the poor in the slums of Liverpool. He published a book on healing entitled The Brotherhood of Healers ... (1906). Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988