only vessels, earthen from Lo,

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