Lo, vessels, only earthen from

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