I have watched the sheep as­tray,
As it wan­dered day by day,
On the mount­ain heard its fee­ble cry;
Oh, the Shep­herd’s gen­tle call,
How it comes to one and all;
Tell me why, then, will you die?

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He’s call­ing now for me,
Calling now for me,
He’s call­ing now for me,
He is calling now for me,
Calling now for me,
He is call­ing now for me,
My Sav­ior’s call­ing now for me.

I have watched the wo­man search
For the gem of price­less worth,
For the piece of sil­ver she had lost;
With her light and broom in hand,
On she goes in ev­ery land,
Searching for that which was lost.

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I have watched the boy de­part,
With his proud and anx­ious heart,
As he left his fa­ther’s house to roam;
Then I’ve seen him sit­ting down,
With the swine up­on the ground,
Far away from that old home.

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Now I see him as he goes,
Clad in worn and tat­tered clothes,
And for­sak­en by the world so gay;
With a brok­en, bleed­ing heart,
For my fa­ther’s home I’ll start,
Now I hear him fain­tly say.

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