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Master, speak! Thy servant heareth,
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| 1. | Master, speak! Thy servant heareth, |
| | Waiting for Thy gracious word, |
| | Longing for Thy voice that cheereth, |
| | Master, let it now be heard. |
| | I am list'ning, Lord, for Thee; |
| | What hast Thou to say to me? |
| 2. | Often through my heart is pealing |
| | Many another voice than Thine, |
| | Many and unwilled echo stealing |
| | >From the walls of this Thy shrine. |
| | Let Thy longed-for accents fall; |
| | Master, speak! and silence all. |
| 3. | Master speak! Though least and lowest, |
| | Let me not unheard depart; |
| | Master, speak! for oh, Thou knowest |
| | All the yearning of my heart. |
| | Knowest all its truest need; |
| | Speak! and make me blest indeed. |
| 4. | Master speak! and make me ready, |
| | When Thy voice is truly heard, |
| | With obedience glad and steady, |
| | Still to follow every word, |
| | I am listening, Lord, for Thee: |
| | Master, speak, oh, speak to me! |
| 5. | Speak to me by name, O Master, |
| | Let me know it is to me; |
| | Speak, that I may follow faster, |
| | With a step more firm and free, |
| | Where the Shepherd leads the flock, |
| | In the shadow of the Rock! |