vessels, only Lo, earthen from

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