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

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