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

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