Lo, earthen only vessels, from

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