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

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