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

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