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

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