Lo, only earthen from vessels,

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