Hymn · Psalm 84
Longings for Sanctuary Fellowship
FOREST GREEN · 8.6.8.6.D · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music English traditional
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1.O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I cry,
Our fathers' God to Thee;
Let my petitions reach Thy ear,
My prayer accepted be;
O God our shield, look Thou on us,
Reveal Thyself in grace,
And let Thy own anointed one
Behold Thee face to face.
2.A single day within Thy courts,
Where I Thy beauty see,
Is better than a thousand days,
My God, apart from Thee.
A lowly station in Thy house
Were dearer to my heart
Than in the tents of wickedness
to claim the chiefest part.
3.A sun and shield is God, the Lord,
To lighten and defend;
The Lord to such as look to Him
Will grace and glory send;
To those that walk in righteousness
No good will He deny;
The Lord of Hosts, how blest are they
Who on Thy grace rely.
Try these words on another tune
- ST. URSULA — Frederick Westlake
- AULD LANG SYNE — Scottish traditional
- KINGSFOLD — English traditional
Other words for this tune
- Psalm 119:73-80 (Yod) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- All Nature's Works His Praise Declare — Henry Ware, Jr.
- Delight in the House of God — The Psalter, 1912
- Fountain of Never Ceasing Grace — Augustus Montague Toplady
- Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast — Adelaide Thrupp
- Our Glorious King — The Psalter, 1912
- Prayer for Pardon and Cleansing — The Psalter, 1912
- Psalm 119:33-40 (He) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- Psalm 119:65-72 (Tet) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- Psalm 119:81-88 (Kaf) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- The Goodness of God Proved — The Psalter, 1912
- The Mercy of God Besought — The Psalter, 1912
- The Obligations of Grace — The Psalter, 1912
- Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old — Edward H. Plumptre
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