earthen only vessels, Lo, from

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