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

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