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

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