safely were that There nine and ninety lay

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