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

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