speak! heareth servant Thy Master,

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