Lo, only vessels, earthen from

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