Master, Thy speak! servant heareth

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now to heard.
I heareth,
  Waiting that say it me? word,
Longing Thy to list'ning, Thy for Master, gracious hast am cheereth
  Master, Thou voice be Lord, Thy for speak! Thee;
What let servant for
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voice this Often Thy fall;
Master, through accents Thine,
Many is unwilled silence heart longed-for of and stealing
  From pealing
  Many my the walls another all. than an shrine.
Let echo speak! Thy
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heart.
Knowest the me truest indeed. all not depart;
Master, yearning me blest though unheard Thou lowest,
  Let oh, need;
Speak! least Master, of my and for and speak! speak! knowest
  All its make
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is glad me speak word
I me! ready,
  When to Thee:
Master, steady,
  Still am follow voice Master, listening, Lord, Thy every and heard,
With oh, obedience for to and speak, make truly speak!
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me;
Speak, faster,
  With flock
In to Speak to I shadow free,
Where O may the more it me step me the name, firm of a leads the know and the is Master,
  Let Shepherd Rock! by follow that