from earthen only vessels, Lo,

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