Verse 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 listening, Lord for Thee;
What hast Thou to say to me?
Verse 2:Often through my heart is pealing
Many another voice than Thine,
Many an unwilled echo stealing
From the walls of this Thy shrine
Let Thy longed-for accents fall;
Master, speak! And silence all
Verse 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.
Verse 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!
Verse 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!