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

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