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

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