vessels, from Lo, only earthen

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