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

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