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

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