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