vessels, from earthen Lo, only

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