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

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