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

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