How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts!
My soul longs and faints for Your courts;
And my heart and flesh sing for joy to the Living
God!
For a day in Your presence is far better to me
than gold
Or living my whole life somewhere else ……
And I would rather be a doorkeeper in Your fold
Than to take my fate upon myself……
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.