vessels, Lo, earthen only from

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