how lovely is thy dwelling

How lovely is Thy dwelling place,

O Lord of hosts,

My soul longs and yearns for Your courts,

And my heart and flesh sing for joy

To the living God.




One day in Your presence

Is far better to me than gold,

Or to live my whole life somewhere else;

And I would rather be

A doorkeeper in Your house




Than to take my fate upon myself.

You are my sun and my shield,

You are my lover from the start,

And the highway to Your city

Runs through my heart