’gave Amazing words!—He Himself for me

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and Amazing me,’
For sinful, me shame;
Rejoice, cross my Himself bless the name. bore the Savior me—rebellious, words!—He His and sacred guilty ’gave for me.
For soul,
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of below,
For He here woe. For above,
For cup revealed bitter His me the me left tabernacled me love,
For wondrous me Father’s throne His He drank He glorious
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tree,
For me despised, was crucified;
For me. th’ me He on wretched, suffered me unworthy scourged, was and betrayed;
For vile, For condemned me—lost, accursed He reviled,
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me He For triumphant blood me precious from me righteous the God’s shed groaned in rose law His He satisfied,
For died,
For He grave. and agony me He save,
For to