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PORTUGAL.
L.
M.
"
Blessed
is
the
man
whose
strength
is
in
thee."-PS.
84:
5.
ISAAC
WATTS,
1719.
Key
of
G
Major.
THORNTON,
1.
How
pleas-ant,
how
di
-
vine
-
ly
fair,
O
Lord
of
hosts,
Thy
dwell
-
ings
are!
With
long
de
-
sire
my
spir
-
it
faints,
To
meet
th
'as
-
sem
-
blies
of
Thy
saints.
2
My
flesh
would
rest
in
Thine
abode,
My
panting
heart
cries
out
for
God;
My
God!
my
King!
why
should
I
be
So
far
from
all
my
joys
and
Thee
!
3
Blest
are
the
souls
that
find
a
place
Within
the
temple
of
Thy
grace;
There
they
behold
Thy
gentler
rays,
And
seek
Thy
face,
and
learn
Thy
praise.
4
Blest
are
the
men
whose
hearts
are
set
To
find
the
way
to
Zion's
gate;
God
is
their
strength;
and
through
the
road
They
lean
upon
their
Helper,
God.
5
Cheerful
they
walk
with
growing
strength,
Till
all
shall
meet
in
heaven
at
length,
Till
all
before
Thy
face
appear,
And
join
in
nobler
worship
there.
It
is
one
of
the
oldest
melodies
that
can
be
found.
Mr.
Thornton,
the
author
of
the
tune,
is
unknown.
1837,
and
in
"Southern
Harmony,"
by
William
Walker,
page
287,
1835.
See
remarks
about
Isaac
Watts
in
other
parts
of
these
sketches.
It
is
credited
to
him
in
"
Missouri
Harmony,"
page
61