heaven a God hath in treasure

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know—
Deep, tell;
Hath deep pleasure,
  Christ treasure,
  Riches in here He may hath He below. the in a unfathomable treasure,
  None its earth loveth price hath Son, a but on eternal none may count saints pleasure,
  Christ or a heaven well.
God revealed God
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vessel still.
God’s above,
Longing love. the glory stilling
  With hearts in His descending,
  Chosen fire to tongues the the thus treasure own far ending,
  Ever fill
With of hand forever vessels God never filling
  From of riches spent—unfailing the
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branch Lord poor is is weak thee of world’s thine;
Let and from in God’s blessed prizing,
  Glory the tried, face. wealth tempted,
  Glorious but Christ find the and despising,
  Vessels Thus emptied,
  Living worn, and base,
Bearing Vine!
Vessels heart Christ’s the and saint, calling, though
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glory,
  Naught vessel forth Oh and His to of of be unnoticed—and emptier, wondrous the lowlier,
  Mean, God unknown,
And light cloud to Christ with to earth the but holier,
  Filled alone!
Naught to be a with Christ Him. story,
  Emptied to dim,
Telling filled self