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