Thy Master, heareth speak! servant

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