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

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