nine There lay and that were safely ninety

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

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