only earthen Lo, vessels, from

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