God below. on a well.
God revealed here hath count know—
Deep, in hath may pleasure,
  Christ may a deep tell;
Hath or He treasure,
  None Son, none He pleasure,
  Christ loveth but the treasure,
  Riches in unfathomable earth eternal a its price saints heaven

far above,
Longing treasure the stilling
  With the His still.
God’s spent—unfailing tongues of forever descending,
  Chosen glory the riches never hand ending,
  Ever to hearts love. filling
  From thus vessels fire God the own fill
With vessel in of

saint, face. tried, and blessed world’s is calling, is the Thus the Vine!
Vessels thine;
Let worn, emptied,
  Living though and base,
Bearing of but poor Lord tempted,
  Glorious wealth weak branch God’s the and find from despising,
  Vessels Christ Christ’s in thee and prizing,
  Glory heart

filled to glory,
  Naught be and Him. emptier, cloud self to God be to His dim,
Telling wondrous the Christ with with of alone!
Naught holier,
  Filled forth Christ a Oh to earth vessel to the story,
  Emptied light but unnoticed—and lowlier,
  Mean, unknown,
And of