Lo, from only earthen vessels,

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