and were There that lay ninety safely nine

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

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