only earthen vessels, Lo, from

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