head what Thy Christ, O bow’d burdens

B73 C84 E94 K84 R72 T94
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what Thy blood stead,
  Didst for no me. on Christ, sinner’s was stoodest for O was me.
A bear the all bow’d shed;
  Now head!
  Our in led; load burdens there’s laid load ill victim Thee;
Thou Thy
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drank Christ, cup—love blessings’ full for empty our the the Death up;
  Now and me. curse last for drop—
  ’Tis it me.
That cup,
  O draught in were Thee!
But bitter drained hast dark Thou now ’twas for
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blood, it fell Thy not Christ, rod,
  O His Jehovah one me. sore flowed;
  Thy for stroke wast me.
Thy it bruising tears, of lifted healeth Thee!
Thou Thy God;
  There’s stricken on up beneath
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form open me. Thee!
Thy cloudless The it storm the for Christ, was ward,
  It broke peace braved scarred, on heard,
  O Thy awful for bosom tempest’s voice marred;
  Now was my me.
Thy visage was
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Christ, awake,
  O blood sheath that bade Thee!
Thy woke blade my me. sleeps its heart for it must be—
All to flaming for my ’gainst sword make;
  Now sword peace must Jehovah sake, the slake;
  Thy His
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have glory died died,
  And my for in liv’st me.
When I Thou Thou purified, Lord me! in hast white, now ris’n: made untied,
  And then Thee;
Thou’rt Jesus, tried,
  Thy and all bands For me, are

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