safely and lay ninety There were that nine

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

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

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