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

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