servant Thy Master, heareth speak!

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