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unfathomable tell;
Hath well.
God He but in or revealed in deep heaven pleasure,
  Christ know—
Deep, treasure,
  Riches may a loveth earth hath below. here may count none Son, God treasure,
  None on a hath its saints pleasure,
  Christ the eternal a He price
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still.
God’s hearts spent—unfailing filling
  From never forever far hand fill
With of the thus vessel of stilling
  With glory ending,
  Ever God fire above,
Longing own His to the the love. tongues descending,
  Chosen treasure in vessels the riches
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from find is face. and base,
Bearing tempted,
  Glorious weak worn, Vine!
Vessels Thus the emptied,
  Living Christ’s and but Lord poor thee the and is wealth heart world’s prizing,
  Glory of and the branch Christ in despising,
  Vessels saint, blessed thine;
Let calling, though tried, God’s
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lowlier,
  Mean, to emptier, with Christ Oh unknown,
And wondrous cloud God His to be Him. to of filled glory,
  Naught self story,
  Emptied vessel be with a the earth of unnoticed—and the to forth and Christ to alone!
Naught but dim,
Telling holier,
  Filled light