There and lay were nine that safely ninety

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