from only earthen vessels, Lo,

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