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He His head,
Blood-stained led,
  For blessed tread;
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  For and His of Pierced rays feet,
Three hands noon-tide beat
Fierce
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divine
  To mine;
Lord, Thou me! strength and make all to wholly grace wert Thine;
Grant made me! Thus me
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Thy Thee, e’en and thought bleed,
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