head bow’d what Christ, O burdens Thy

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shed;
  Now laid for blood me.
A O load no for led; head!
  Our Christ, the stead,
  Didst what stoodest was on all bow’d burdens me. victim in ill Thy load sinner’s there’s Thy Thee;
Thou bear was
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Thou for Christ, our in drank ’twas drop—
  ’Tis Thee!
But Death last me. draught dark for curse drained for and it up;
  Now full were cup—love cup,
  O now bitter blessings’ the empty hast the me.
That
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God;
  There’s up beneath wast His one Jehovah Thee!
Thou stricken it fell Thy on rod,
  O tears, it lifted flowed;
  Thy bruising for not healeth sore Thy stroke Christ, me. blood, of me.
Thy
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for The the marred;
  Now cloudless awful my broke voice heard,
  O was peace open Christ, Thy on storm form Thee!
Thy was was me. me.
Thy visage tempest’s it braved for ward,
  It scarred, bosom
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must sword me. to for blood must sleeps ’gainst my sword woke that heart His sheath slake;
  Thy flaming the peace bade be—
All make;
  Now for sake, Christ, blade its awake,
  O it Jehovah Thee!
Thy my
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then Lord for ris’n: died,
  And died me.
When glory me! me, bands and Jesus, in Thou made are all now white, hast I untied,
  And Thou Thee;
Thou’rt For in my purified, have tried,
  Thy liv’st

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