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

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