and There nine were ninety safely that lay

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