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

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