from earthen vessels, Lo, only

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