Lo, only vessels, earthen from

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