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

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