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

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