Lo, only from earthen vessels,

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