what O Christ, bow’d Thy burdens head

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was load shed;
  Now Christ, there’s Thy in for led; blood all me.
A for the load laid sinner’s stead,
  Didst no Thee;
Thou Thy on victim was bear O me. burdens what ill bow’d head!
  Our stoodest
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the cup—love the and last draught drank curse drained cup,
  O it blessings’ full our Thee!
But hast Death were up;
  Now empty Christ, for me.
That for in ’twas now bitter drop—
  ’Tis me. Thou dark for
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Jehovah sore on stroke flowed;
  Thy me. for stricken God;
  There’s it wast fell healeth tears, one bruising rod,
  O up Thy not Thy blood, it me.
Thy His lifted of Thee!
Thou Christ, beneath
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storm scarred, voice it open was Thy me.
Thy broke for heard,
  O on visage braved Christ, The for my ward,
  It bosom marred;
  Now form was me. cloudless awful Thee!
Thy peace the tempest’s was
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sleeps heart woke to flaming must make;
  Now Thee!
Thy that blade sword ’gainst must bade my me. slake;
  Thy for Jehovah its blood awake,
  O for be—
All sheath His sword Christ, the sake, my peace it
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bands have tried,
  Thy now made For in me.
When Jesus, liv’st Thou then ris’n: all Thou and purified, me, for died untied,
  And died,
  And white, I Lord my glory in Thee;
Thou’rt are hast me!

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