In the Lord's presence - a psalm and a prayer

Psalm 84 Quam dilecta

1. O how amiable are thy dwellings : thou Lord of hosts!

2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

3. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young : even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

4. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be alway praising thee.

5. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee : in whose heart are thy ways.

6. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well : and the pools are filled with water.

7. They will go from strength to strength : and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion.

8. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : hearken, O God of Jacob.

9. Behold, O God our defender : and look upon the face of thine Anointed.

10. For one day in thy courts : is better than a thousand.

11. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God : than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.

12. For the Lord God is a light and defence : the Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.

13. O Lord God of hosts : blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

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Enthroned at your Father’s right hand, 

yet truly present in this Blessed Sacrament; 

we pray you, risen Lord, 

whose power sustains all things, 

whose beauty makes all things fair, 

and whose triumph seals all things 

with the hope of renewal: 

come to us in our receiving 

of your Body and Blood, 

and in your coming raise us up 

to seek the things which are above - 

and above all, your love 

which is above all understanding. Amen.

- Brian Moore (adapted)

Here is Exeter Cathedral Choir singing Psalm 84 to Parry's well-known chant.

And here is "Lord I need you", led by Matt Maher 
in adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament 
at World Youth Day 2013