PSALM 84
METER: 10 10 10 10
SUGGESTED TUNE: EVENTIDE
This is the same meter as the hymn "Abide with Me"
1. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord!
My soul longs to be present in your courts.
With joy I sing to you with heart and flesh,
To you, O living God of pow'r and might.
2. Even the sparrow finds a place to nest
And swallows find a place to lay their young
Near to your altars, Lord, my King and God.
Blest they who dwell in your house, singing praise.
3. Blessed are they whose strength is found in you,
Your pilgrim people trav'ling to your house.
They make the wasteland burst with springs and rain.
They grow in strength as they see God in Zi'n.
.4. Lord God Almighty, hear my humble plea;
O God of Jacob, listen to my pray'r!
Look on our ruler, bless him with your might,
Look on the face of your anointed one.
5. One day in your courts is far better than
One thousand days in any other place.
I'd rather stand in God's house at the door
Than live within the homes of wicked ones.
6. For our Lord God is glorious and strong;
He blesses us; favor and honor gives.
God gives good things to those who do what's right.
Blest is;the one, O Lord, who trusts in you.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening.
