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

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