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

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