in treasure hath God heaven a

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