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

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