Master, Thy heareth servant speak!

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