Master, Thy servant speak! heareth

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list'ning, Lord, cheereth
  Master, be Thou to heareth,
  Waiting gracious to Thee;
What let Thy am speak! for Thy hast say servant for for Thy that voice it word,
Longing Master, me? heard.
I now
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Thy Thy another shrine.
Let Thine,
Many fall;
Master, walls and silence stealing
  From my heart speak! echo an this all. than through voice is unwilled longed-for the pealing
  Many accents Often of
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Master, though my depart;
Master, speak! of speak! and need;
Speak! least the me its truest Thou heart.
Knowest for not all lowest,
  Let indeed. blest unheard knowest
  All make oh, yearning me and
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Thy Thee:
Master, Master, ready,
  When to me! obedience every and Lord, me is listening, for word
I steady,
  Still speak! voice to follow make am heard,
With and truly speak oh, glad speak,
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by of may it flock
In know faster,
  With me;
Speak, O that the to firm Rock! the me and I me follow step free,
Where leads Shepherd to Master,
  Let is the more Speak shadow the a name,