dearest broken O Thou Lord, e'er what hast law

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O hast sharp such Thou spoken?
Of be Thee sentence law broken
That hast Lord, Thou dark what transgression? confession—
    What on dearest to should make what misdeed e'er
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scourge Thee crown they Thee. still smite,
  they gall Thy Thee;
    They drink, Thee;
They to to cross mockings thorns, the they with crucify Thee;
With they They urge decry give head cruel
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know would to that shepherd servants strange What the owe not Him. dies suffered Master debt Him,
    Who loved wander;
The His for pays yonder?
The sheep punishment is so
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and sinful Son child may is forfeited of life in must in committed. of man sadness;
The die is God acquitted—
    God The sinless his live gladness;
Man
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to dare worthy I offer? time Thy shall I story?
How find can shall some gift I Thy King, spread proffer?
    What dim O mighty wondrous no glory!
How abroad
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do be ceasing;
That sole Thy Thy mercy to earth's without endeavor
    Henceforth upon no forever. be will more joys I'll think vain pleasing;
To me shall my