Verse 1 
 
     E                             
How lovely is Your dwelling place, 
A2           Bsus 
Oh Lord Almighty 
 E                                 Bsus 
My soul longs and even faints for You 
     E      
For here my heart is satisfied, 
A2              Bsus 
Within Your presence 
   E                               Bsus 
I sing beneath the shadow of Your wings 
 
Chorus 
 
           A2 
Better is one day in Your courts 
           Bsus 
Better is one day in Your house 
           A2 
Better is one day in Your courts 
                Bsus 
Than thousands elsewhere 
 
Verse 2 
 
      E 
One thing I ask and I would seek, 
A2              Bsus 
To see Your beauty 
    E                                 Bsus 
To find You in the place Your glory dwells 
 
Bridge 
 
C#m                     B  
My heart and flesh cry out, 
A2                   B 
For You the living God 
C#m                  B      A2 
Your spirit's water for my soul 
C#m                    B 
I've tasted and I've seen, 
A2                  B 
Come once again to me 
C#m              B   A2 
I will draw near to You 
                    F#m  B  A 
I will draw near to You