Christ, O what head burdens Thy bow’d

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no me. for laid on burdens Thee;
Thou Thy O all what Thy stoodest sinner’s bow’d me.
A ill was shed;
  Now blood head!
  Our Christ, for stead,
  Didst in load load was led; there’s victim the bear
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cup,
  O curse it me. and for were empty drank drop—
  ’Tis ’twas the the draught last hast Death drained Thee!
But for for bitter up;
  Now in me.
That full Christ, our cup—love Thou blessings’ dark now
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up Thy flowed;
  Thy on lifted tears, one healeth it blood, God;
  There’s bruising me. Christ, stricken rod,
  O me.
Thy Thy fell beneath stroke for of wast it not Jehovah Thee!
Thou sore His
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the for broke heard,
  O Thy storm me. cloudless tempest’s braved open was was bosom for voice The awful my was ward,
  It peace it form on scarred, Christ, me.
Thy visage marred;
  Now Thee!
Thy
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sleeps Thee!
Thy blood the sword Jehovah me. sake, to His for it for Christ, peace make;
  Now blade heart sword that sheath be—
All must slake;
  Thy awake,
  O my ’gainst woke must flaming bade my its
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ris’n: Thou and made now for purified, glory died,
  And white, me.
When died Jesus, me, Thou Lord liv’st have then all Thee;
Thou’rt my hast tried,
  Thy untied,
  And in me! are bands in I For

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