| Master, speak! Thy servant heareth,Waiting for Thy gracious word,
 Longing for Thy voice that cheereth;
 Master! let it now be heard.
 I am listening, Lord, for Thee:
 What hast Thou to say to me?
 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.
 Master, speak! Though least and lowest,Let me not unheard depart;
 Master, speak! For O, Thou knowest
 All the yearning of my heart,
 Knowest all its truest need:
 Speak! and make me blest indeed.
 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! O, speak to me!
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