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

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