nine lay There were and ninety safely that

E1077
1
dark;
Away shelter hills that the There care. nine of and lay
  In tender the the safely Shepherd’s the ninety from cold and flock,
But the was on and wild out care.
Away in tender one Shepherd’s mountains the on were off bare,
Away away,
  Far from the
2
enough steep,
I they to wandered Thy find Mine
  Has desert away “Lord, go of Me;
And Shepherd hast sheep.” although ninety “This Thee?”
But the here to the not from Thou be and the road and made for rough answer: My nine;
  Are
3
which was He in desert the lost.
Out night waters were But that dark ever heard the crossed;
Nor cry—
All the passed die. the sheep knew
  How ready of none and bleak He His how helpless, Lord found was bleeding the deep its ransomed and to through
  Ere
4
tonight one could whence those the mountain’s pierced astray
  Ere Thy so shed gone are bring and were him “Lord, way
  That back.”
“Lord, whence who by all Shepherd thorn.” many mark had blood-drops rent for track?”
“They are torn?”
“They’re out the the hands a
5
the own!” His back heaven,
  “Rejoice! for My all to of sheep!”
And And around mountains, up the brings from a the cry steep,
There echoed I have rocky the gate through thunder-riven,
  And Lord the found throne,
“Rejoice, arose angels the
the stanza) last each line of (Repeat

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

Piano Hymns