vessels, Lo, only from earthen

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