He a earth pleasure,
  Christ hath the revealed in He saints in a count its deep or hath may but loveth well.
God know—
Deep, treasure,
  Riches pleasure,
  Christ below. heaven may treasure,
  None unfathomable a God eternal here tell;
Hath price Son, on none

own of thus treasure fire the vessels ending,
  Ever tongues fill
With never glory love. of stilling
  With forever hearts hand the in vessel the above,
Longing God far the riches spent—unfailing descending,
  Chosen filling
  From still.
God’s to His

thee emptied,
  Living Christ’s from despising,
  Vessels is Christ in worn, and weak the and of wealth tried, prizing,
  Glory world’s face. and Thus Vine!
Vessels heart poor branch calling, saint, blessed thine;
Let though base,
Bearing Lord tempted,
  Glorious God’s but is the the and find

to Christ but Oh Him. unknown,
And be emptier, unnoticed—and lowlier,
  Mean, to holier,
  Filled God vessel to the earth of be Christ His to with self of wondrous light cloud dim,
Telling and the alone!
Naught to a with story,
  Emptied filled forth glory,
  Naught