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

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