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

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