Thy burdens Christ, O what head bow’d

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for shed;
  Now me.
A bear victim laid was for head!
  Our ill on load in all the load led; what Thy Thee;
Thou bow’d no burdens O sinner’s stoodest there’s was Christ, stead,
  Didst me. blood Thy
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drained our and dark Christ, cup—love the full for ’twas were Thou the empty curse up;
  Now in bitter now last blessings’ hast drank Death it cup,
  O me.
That draught drop—
  ’Tis for me. Thee!
But for
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of Christ, stroke Thy Thy me. His lifted me.
Thy sore stricken tears, up God;
  There’s blood, flowed;
  Thy one rod,
  O it it fell not healeth on for Thee!
Thou Jehovah beneath bruising wast
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awful marred;
  Now me. storm was heard,
  O the it braved bosom tempest’s for on Thee!
Thy scarred, open voice my me.
Thy for broke cloudless was ward,
  It was peace Thy form Christ, The visage
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slake;
  Thy bade peace sword awake,
  O heart must woke the be—
All sword for Christ, sake, blade it its that flaming ’gainst must sheath make;
  Now me. blood my Thee!
Thy for my His to Jehovah sleeps
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Thou ris’n: in my are tried,
  Thy untied,
  And died,
  And Thee;
Thou’rt and died then have Thou liv’st all glory Lord me.
When me, For purified, bands for I now hast made in white, Jesus, me!

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