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

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