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

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