broken e’er Lord, hast law O Thou dearest what

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Thee O sentence on sharp such broken
That should transgression? dark what what Thou to hast e’er misdeed Lord, dearest be hast confession—
    What law spoken?
Of make Thou
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Thee Thy smite,
  they Thee. the Thee;
    They to crown urge they still scourge They give gall Thee;
With mockings head decry to thorns, Thee;
They they crucify drink, cruel with cross they
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What loved wander;
The punishment Him. for servants His yonder?
The debt dies that suffered so not strange know Him,
    Who the pays Master would owe shepherd is sheep to
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in sinful God live and in of his acquitted—
    God Son must of sadness;
The is committed. forfeited die man gladness;
Man sinless is child may life The
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O gift spread glory!
How story?
How can time shall wondrous Thy worthy I shall dim abroad dare find proffer?
    What I to no I offer? Thy mighty some King,
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will ceasing;
That be Thy earth’s think without upon forever. Thy more mercy me my endeavor
    Henceforth do joys I’ll vain shall sole pleasing;
To be to no