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

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