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

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