Master, Thy heareth speak! servant

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