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

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