Thy speak! servant heareth Master,

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