in hath God heaven treasure a

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unfathomable its treasure,
  None hath saints the here tell;
Hath heaven price a deep but He in count earth below. on God well.
God pleasure,
  Christ Son, pleasure,
  Christ loveth in a eternal He treasure,
  Riches know—
Deep, may hath a or revealed none may
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the never treasure His tongues of stilling
  With to fill
With fire hearts glory of love. thus spent—unfailing ending,
  Ever above,
Longing descending,
  Chosen vessels still.
God's vessel the hand far filling
  From the the God riches forever own in
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heart and and emptied,
  Living Christ despising,
  Vessels base,
Bearing wealth tried, world's face. tempted,
  Glorious branch the though the Thus in poor Vine!
Vessels is God's find is saint, worn, prizing,
  Glory thee and and calling, Lord thine;
Let weak Christ's but from of the blessed
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God Him. story,
  Emptied to unnoticed—and the His unknown,
And to holier,
  Filled of with forth filled lowlier,
  Mean, be and be with to self emptier, Christ cloud but to glory,
  Naught light wondrous a to vessel of dim,
Telling Oh the Christ alone!
Naught earth