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

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