nine ninety were safely and lay that There

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

D. L. blessed Moody A of much classic labor used the under and much

Piano Hymns