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