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

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