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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?
 
2  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.
 
3  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 blessed 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, O, speak to me!
 
Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-79