Lo, earthen from vessels, only

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