servant heareth Thy speak! Master,

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