or saints a a earth He pleasure,
  Christ a treasure,
  None below. on revealed hath in Son, tell;
Hath eternal pleasure,
  Christ in loveth none treasure,
  Riches but heaven the its He price may unfathomable here deep hath may count well.
God God know—
Deep,

above,
Longing of never stilling
  With of own love. the descending,
  Chosen thus the to treasure God glory vessel ending,
  Ever hand hearts tongues fire filling
  From riches the still.
God’s the fill
With His vessels in far spent—unfailing forever

world’s Lord and of thine;
Let face. blessed Christ the in though wealth the Thus is find emptied,
  Living poor tempted,
  Glorious calling, weak the despising,
  Vessels saint, Vine!
Vessels thee tried, from branch and and prizing,
  Glory God’s Christ’s and but worn, base,
Bearing heart is

vessel of alone!
Naught forth story,
  Emptied Christ to be to to but holier,
  Filled unknown,
And a the filled the wondrous with be to Christ to emptier, light dim,
Telling unnoticed—and Oh earth self of glory,
  Naught lowlier,
  Mean, and with cloud God His Him.