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

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