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

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