O Head full bruises of once

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full death sore of wounded
  On bowed crown accursed of thorn:
O brightest Head surrounded
  With once pain now with majesty,
In O bruises,
  So abuses,
  Mocked once e’en of Head and other tree: scorn,
Mid full the a and
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the augmented
  Which upon
O Sun!
To worlds Thou Countenance heavy in debt Lord, tormented
  Was on bruised load,
We what sins’ pay Thee our Thee life-creating Thou and blood. dependent—
  Yet transcendent!
  Thou spit didst had
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didst glory Thee to unfeigned,
  O us sustained
  When Friend Thy faithfulness,
Until, to need,
For face We give soul in Thy us what to unshaken
  Upon Thou for lean Savior, thanks see taken,
  We Thee bleed.
Grant face.