vessels, Lo, only earthen from

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