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

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