safely lay and ninety were nine There that

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