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

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