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

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