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

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