bow’d burdens O Christ, what head Thy

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

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