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

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