O Lord God of hosts Hear my prayer Give ear, O God of Jacob Behold, O God our shield And look upon the face of Thine anointed ♪ For the Lord God is a sun and shield The Lord will give grace and glory No good thing will He withhold From them that walk uprightly My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth For the courts of the Lord For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand My heart and my flesh crieth out For the living God For a day in Thy courts is better For a day in Thy courts is better For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness O Lord of hosts My King and my God O Lord of hosts Blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house They will be still praising Thee They go from strength to strength Every one of them in Zion They go from strength to strength Every one of them in Zion They will be still praising Thee Every one of them in Zion Appeareth before God ♪ For the Lord God is a sun and shield The Lord will give grace and glory No good thing will He withhold From them that walk uprightly O Lord of hosts Blessed is the man That trusteth in Thee!