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

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