vessels, Lo, earthen from only

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