The phrase "the tent" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the tent
...How Thou Thy glory wouldst reveal.
The ark’s the center of the tent,
The tent is but its resting-place:...
How Thou Thy glory wouldst reveal.
The ark’s the center of the tent,
The tent is but its resting-place:
...the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
I’d rather stand at the threshold of...
the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
I’d rather stand at the threshold of
...Always did together go;
When the priests served in the tent,
Into one the two did flow....
Always did together go;
When the priests served in the tent,
Into one the two did flow.
...Affords more real joy to me
Than thousands in the tents of state;
The meanest place is bliss with Thee....
Affords more real joy to me
Than thousands in the tents of state;
The meanest place is bliss with Thee.
...By his vindictive hand.
He passed the tents of Jacob o’er,
Nor poured the wrath divine;...
By his vindictive hand.
He passed the tents of Jacob o’er,
Nor poured the wrath divine;
...Better a day Thy courts within
Than thousands in the tents of sin;
How base the noblest pleasure there!...
Better a day Thy courts within
Than thousands in the tents of sin;
How base the noblest pleasure there!
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