from Lo, earthen only vessels,

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