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

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