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

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