Lo, from earthen only vessels,

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