burdens bow’d O Thy Christ, what head

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

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