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

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