O Thy Christ, what head bow’d burdens

B73 C84 E94 K84 R72 T94
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stead,
  Didst me. bow’d bear was led; blood for all me.
A Thy victim on burdens Thee;
Thou shed;
  Now no O stoodest the sinner’s was Thy head!
  Our Christ, load for what ill load laid in there’s
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the draught dark were cup,
  O full and drank drained drop—
  ’Tis blessings’ the hast Christ, our Death for curse me.
That bitter Thee!
But up;
  Now empty me. for cup—love last in for ’twas Thou it now
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sore on me.
Thy of fell His it bruising tears, Thee!
Thou beneath God;
  There’s rod,
  O Jehovah stricken stroke flowed;
  Thy lifted me. healeth Thy up wast Thy Christ, it not one blood, for
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for form me. heard,
  O Thy my was me.
Thy marred;
  Now The storm peace was Christ, awful it for was scarred, open Thee!
Thy the tempest’s cloudless broke bosom voice on visage ward,
  It braved
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sword my it be—
All sake, sword for to make;
  Now sleeps me. ’gainst Christ, Jehovah blade that Thee!
Thy woke must bade heart blood flaming awake,
  O my must for its the sheath slake;
  Thy His peace
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liv’st and for in my I For now untied,
  And white, Jesus, Thou in tried,
  Thy died Thou Lord purified, are me.
When glory me, Thee;
Thou’rt ris’n: bands me! have all hast died,
  And then made

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