from earthen vessels, Lo, only

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