that were nine lay and ninety There safely

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

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