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

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