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

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