There that and safely ninety lay nine were

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

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