1 How lovely Lord how lovely
Is Your abiding place
My soul is longing fainting
To feast upon Your grace
The sparrow finds a shelter
A place to build her nest
And so Your temple calls us
Within its walls to rest
2 In Your blest courts to worship
O God a single day
Is better than a thousand
If I from You should stray
I'd rather keep the entrance
And claim You as my Lord
Than revel in the riches
The ways of sin afford
3 A sun and shield forever
Are You O Lord Most High
You shower us with blessings
No good will You deny
The saints Your grace receiving
From strength to strength shall go
And from their life shall rivers
Of blessing overflow
