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