speak! Thy Master, servant heareth

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