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

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