Lo, only from earthen vessels,

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