517. How lovely is thy dwelling place
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 pilgrim's quest.
[Verses 3 and 4 protected by copyright]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | How lovely is thy dwelling place |
| Author (sts. 3-4): | Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 |
| Publication Date: | 1982 |
| Meter: | 86. 86. 86 |
| Scripture: | Psalm 84 |
| Source: | The Psalms of David in Meeter, 1650 (sts. 1-2) |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Sts 3-4 © 1982, Carl P. Daw, Jr. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BROTHER JAMES' AIR |
| Composer: | J. L. Macbeth Bain, 1840?-1925 |
| Meter: | 86. 86. 86 |
| Key: | D Major |
| Copyright: | By permission of Oxford University Press. |
