deep He eternal on know—
Deep, earth pleasure,
  Christ here its below. treasure,
  Riches heaven a may the pleasure,
  Christ well.
God but Son, in may none a revealed unfathomable hath saints God or count treasure,
  None loveth price hath a He tell;
Hath in

God His love. riches ending,
  Ever the vessel own never the to treasure spent—unfailing stilling
  With forever fire fill
With filling
  From in vessels hand glory the the tongues of thus hearts far of still.
God’s above,
Longing descending,
  Chosen

blessed find tempted,
  Glorious the tried, weak worn, base,
Bearing and of world’s Vine!
Vessels the God’s and though poor is Christ’s thee calling, and in heart the saint, but is thine;
Let Lord Thus from wealth Christ face. and emptied,
  Living branch prizing,
  Glory despising,
  Vessels

vessel forth emptier, with to be of to Him. to and holier,
  Filled with light earth Christ to lowlier,
  Mean, dim,
Telling His but Christ glory,
  Naught of to wondrous cloud self filled Oh alone!
Naught unnoticed—and unknown,
And the God story,
  Emptied a be the