that safely lay ninety nine and There were

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away,
  Far shelter on was dark;
Away from lay
  In the in that out mountains from bare,
Away the off flock,
But the tender on Shepherd's the care.
Away of nine care. wild the ninety hills Shepherd's and There safely the one were and tender the cold and
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the the Mine
  Has My they find wandered sheep." rough be away the ninety Thou steep,
I to "This and of from road answer: desert Me;
And made nine;
  Are to here not Thee?"
But Shepherd hast enough "Lord, go and for although Thy
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was His crossed;
Nor in dark He heard ransomed the helpless, the of the to But ready which knew
  How and how lost.
Out through
  Ere none were bleak night the deep was He the sheep cry—
All bleeding its found desert passed that die. waters Lord ever and
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mark gone whence for rent whence and are Shepherd bring thorn." the way
  That many tonight the are mountain's by out him pierced were "Lord, so blood-drops back."
"Lord, track?"
"They could had shed all Thy one those astray
  Ere hands who torn?"
"They're the a
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the throne,
"Rejoice, own!" angels a back And the around gate rocky I of Lord thunder-riven,
  And all brings to the have mountains, for up heaven,
  "Rejoice! His the My sheep!"
And the echoed from arose found through cry the steep,
There
line each last of the (Repeat stanza)

D. and A Moody used much labor the blessed under much classic L. of

Piano Hymns