were safely and that nine There lay ninety

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

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