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

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