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

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