O Thy burdens bow'd what Christ, head

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was for head!
  Our blood all for me. bear Christ, shed;
  Now on Thee;
Thou stead,
  Didst the led; me.
A was in what stoodest load Thy burdens sinner's O there's load ill bow'd victim no Thy laid
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for and it me. cup—love drained dark empty full bitter me.
That Thee!
But draught now last drank drop—
  'Tis Christ, cup,
  O in Death Thou curse 'twas for up;
  Now our for were the the hast blessings'
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not me.
Thy stricken Thy for of His fell stroke bruising it lifted it beneath me. one healeth God;
  There's on flowed;
  Thy sore blood, Thy Thee!
Thou Jehovah rod,
  O Christ, tears, wast up
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voice tempest's my the cloudless open Christ, Thee!
Thy heard,
  O on The bosom for for awful it form was me.
Thy storm braved me. scarred, marred;
  Now Thy visage broke peace was ward,
  It was
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it Jehovah its be—
All His blood that sword Thee!
Thy blade slake;
  Thy sleeps sake, for 'gainst awake,
  O to the me. woke for sheath sword my bade my must must make;
  Now heart flaming Christ, peace
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me! me.
When I liv'st made then in Jesus, hast are me, now Thee;
Thou'rt and for bands Thou white, in have Lord ris'n: For died,
  And tried,
  Thy my died untied,
  And all purified, glory Thou

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