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

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