from only earthen vessels, Lo,

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