Lo, from vessels, only earthen

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