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The Ninety and Nine

THE NINETY AND NINE · Irregular · words Elizabeth C. Clephane · music Ira David Sankey

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The Ninety and Nine riv the er and ly somed thun drops nine that ev der all ty safe en, way knew nine; lay all were whence none Thou nine But 5. thro' 4. "Lord, 3. But 2. "Lord, 1. There moun those the here and tains, blood ran Thy nine the ty hast of are fold, Thee?" crossed; track?" steep, rock moun wa for of y tain's ters the That And How Are In they up mark deep the the the the e ter nough shel not were out from of a that heav passed of a the swer: the had the who Lord "'Tis hills gone gate en, stray through mine way, rose were how the an shed dark Shep one There "They Nor But But a cry for the herd was on to one night made out was was him my gold, me; lost. back." sheep!" found bring that way gates of from "Re Ere Ere Has Far the He I herd His from dered have could sheep a the joice! Shep found wan off round rent heard the and its and and rough be tains He wild a so throne, torn?" cry, steep, bare, the way an whence in al And "Lord, Out And A ech Thy des the the road oed hands ert moun gels are the though on His a to my herd's to brings man read der find back y y Shep own! thorn, die, sheep, care, go way and "Re "They joice, are Sick I A Lord night and des ten the by ert to for pierced help to from the the less, His a to my herd's man brings read to der find back y y Shep own!" thorn." die. sheep." care. joice, are and go way Re They Sick I A des Lord night and ten by ert for pierced help to from to the less, the the Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1868 THE NINETY AND NINE Irregular Ira David Sankey, 1874

1.There were ninety and nine that safely lay
In the shelter of the fold,
But one was out on the hills away,
Far off from the gates of gold,
Away on the mountains wild and bare,
Away from the tender Shepherd's care,
Away from the tender Shepherd's care.

2."Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;
Are they not enough for Thee?"
But the Shepherd made answer: "'Tis of mine
Has wandered away from me;
And although the road be rough and steep,
I go to the desert to find my sheep,
I go to the desert to find my sheep."

3.But none of the ransomed ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed;
Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through
Ere He found His sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert He heard its cry—
Sick and helpless, and ready to die,
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.

4."Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way
That mark out the mountain''s track?"
"They were shed for one who had gone astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him back."
"Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?"
"They are pierced to-night by many a thorn,
They are pierced to-night by many a thorn."

5.But all thro' the mountains, thunder-riven,
And up from the rocky steep,
There rose a cry to the gate of heaven,
"Rejoice! I have found my sheep!"
And the angels echoed around the throne,
"Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!
Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!"

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