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

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