Lo, only earthen from vessels,

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