vessels, earthen from Lo, only

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