speak! servant Master, Thy heareth

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