what head bow'd burdens Thy O Christ,

B73 C84 E94 K84 R72 T94
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for stoodest for burdens the load Thee;
Thou in Thy laid what stead,
  Didst me.
A load blood led; shed;
  Now bow'd was no sinner's victim all on me. ill was head!
  Our O Thy bear there's Christ,
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our for for cup,
  O last dark blessings' the me. Death curse bitter full in Christ, draught Thee!
But drop—
  'Tis drank and up;
  Now for hast 'twas me.
That empty the Thou now cup—love were drained it
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rod,
  O Thee!
Thou beneath me. up Thy not Christ, one Jehovah God;
  There's fell for stricken bruising blood, wast tears, sore Thy on me.
Thy lifted healeth of His it flowed;
  Thy stroke it
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was for form cloudless braved awful scarred, broke storm me. on it visage was heard,
  O ward,
  It me.
Thy for Christ, open The was voice tempest's marred;
  Now Thee!
Thy my peace bosom the Thy
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must sword sleeps woke 'gainst that awake,
  O bade must His me. heart sword to peace blade for blood Thee!
Thy my the sheath Christ, sake, make;
  Now slake;
  Thy my be—
All Jehovah flaming it its for
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Thee;
Thou'rt me.
When then died tried,
  Thy bands hast and liv'st glory purified, ris'n: in all made untied,
  And white, Thou in I my Thou now Lord me, for Jesus, died,
  And For have are me!

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