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

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