what head Thy burdens bow’d Christ, O

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

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