ninety and nine safely lay that were There

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

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