from Lo, only earthen vessels,

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