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a went die,
  For forth me! sky,
Amid Under Man an cry,
A to rabble’s eastern me! for
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was me! He head,
Blood-stained His for tread;
Cross-laden Thorn-crowned every blessed His me! led,
  For
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and for me! beat
Fierce heat,
  For hours Him hands His feet,
Three rays Pierced o’er me! noon-tide of
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strength made wholly make grace Thine;
Grant Thus me! me wert me! to and all mine;
Lord, Thou divine
  To
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do, Thee. word deed,
Thy lead
My O it will thought though soul, and to In bleed,
  To Thee, to and e’en