and nine lay safely ninety There that were

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

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

Piano Hymns