vessels, from Lo, only earthen

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