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

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