from earthen Lo, vessels, only

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