vessels, from Lo, only earthen

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