heareth servant speak! Master, Thy

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