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

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