*How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place- lyrics*

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place

REFRAIN:
How lovely is Your dwelling place
O, Lord, mighty God, Lord of all.

Even the lowly sparrow finds a home for her brood,
and the swallow, a nest for herself
where she may lay her young
in Your altars, my King and my God. (REFRAIN)

Blessed are they whose dwelling is Your own, Lord of peace.
Blest are they refreshed by springs and by rain
when dryness daunts and scathes.
Behold my Shield, my King and my God. (REFRAIN)

I would forsake a thousand other days anywhere
if I could spend one day in Your courts,
belong to You alone.
My strength are You alone,
my Glory, my King and my God. (REFRAIN)

CODA:
How lovely, Your dwelling place
O, Lord, mighty God, Lord of all.

[The lowliest of creatures has a place in God’s home, and yet what space is left for God? The foxes have lairs and the birds have nests, yet the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head, save in the hearts of those who love and believe.]