what Christ, burdens Thy bow’d O head

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

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