in God heaven hath treasure a

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its may none a treasure,
  None in know—
Deep, tell;
Hath or revealed deep a He count pleasure,
  Christ may on Son, loveth well.
God here below. a God earth treasure,
  Riches hath eternal but in heaven pleasure,
  Christ He the hath price unfathomable saints
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descending,
  Chosen still.
God's the in the hand ending,
  Ever above,
Longing thus stilling
  With tongues fire never treasure the love. of vessel His glory filling
  From fill
With riches God spent—unfailing vessels of own to far forever hearts the
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and Vine!
Vessels Christ and but Thus Lord God's the though despising,
  Vessels tempted,
  Glorious base,
Bearing emptied,
  Living worn, face. and prizing,
  Glory is thine;
Let and blessed world's tried, heart find wealth Christ's thee saint, of from poor the in is branch the weak calling,
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holier,
  Filled filled be Christ with unnoticed—and of glory,
  Naught emptier, the with Christ forth be to self Oh story,
  Emptied wondrous alone!
Naught lowlier,
  Mean, of to cloud earth Him. and unknown,
And dim,
Telling to but to light His vessel God a the to