only vessels, Lo, earthen from

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