Lo, from earthen only vessels,

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