from vessels, Lo, only earthen

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