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

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