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