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