Lo, earthen only from vessels,

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