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

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