nine and There that safely ninety were lay

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

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