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

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