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