only from earthen Lo, vessels,

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