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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M_LLFfFXaUA<\/a>\n<\/p>

Chorus I<\/strong>
\nCome, ye daughters, share my mourning,
\nSee ye\u2014(Chorus II)<\/strong> whom?\u2014(Chorus I)<\/strong> the bridegroom there,
\nSee him\u2014(Chorus II)<\/strong> how?\u2014(Chorus I)<\/strong> just like a lamb!<\/p>\n

Chorale<\/strong>
\nO Lamb of God, unspotted
\nUpon the cross\u2019s branch slaughtered,
\nSee ye,\u2014what?\u2014see him forbear,
\nAlway displayed in thy patience,
\nHow greatly wast thou despis\u00e8d.
\nLook\u2014where, then?\u2014upon our guilt;
\nAll sin hast thou born for us,
\nElse we had lost all courage.
\nSee how he with love and grace
\nWood as cross himself now beareth!
\nHave mercy on us, O Jesus!<\/p>\n

Tom Koopman here conducts the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Choir\u00a0and Soloists<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"