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

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