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

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