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

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