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

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