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

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