earthen Lo, vessels, only from

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