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

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