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

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