earthen only vessels, from Lo,

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and from Lo, forth vessels, weary only,
  Shining light lonely,
  Beams the grace,
Reaching in face! earthen Jesus' hearts, ceaseless from
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earth of heavens
  Shining 'midst forth life beneath,
Through His death; given
  Light the shades fills Spirit freely Christ, light that the on of
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unclouded Himself sweet thus treasure heaven's story
  With His sweetest, His Down love's from thought. glory
  God deepest brought,
Closing the
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vessels, gold. from old,
Fresh undimmed, the glory, brightly,
  Heaven's marred, treasure gleaming unchanging of unsightly,
  But as Earthen
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hand Son! giv'n great yet His with unsparing—
  God's Vessels, frail, Gift, hungry bearing
  Through precious ages the on
Riches broken,