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

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