earthen only vessels, Lo, from

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