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 fold

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

For You are my sun and my shield

You are my lover from the start

And the highway to Your city

Runs through my heart