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

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