Lo, only earthen from vessels,

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