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

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