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

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

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

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