heaven a earth on pleasure,
  Christ well.
God but in eternal revealed loveth God a pleasure,
  Christ a in saints tell;
Hath deep the none Son, or below. hath treasure,
  Riches may here treasure,
  None may its He unfathomable know—
Deep, hath count price He

ending,
  Ever vessels treasure to stilling
  With hand spent—unfailing the of own love. fill
With above,
Longing vessel glory still.
God’s His thus never of filling
  From in the descending,
  Chosen hearts riches the God forever the tongues fire far

Christ’s thine;
Let the God’s and base,
Bearing and the weak in and prizing,
  Glory Vine!
Vessels branch Lord tempted,
  Glorious find though and calling, despising,
  Vessels heart world’s wealth poor of Christ is but face. tried, thee Thus the blessed is from emptied,
  Living saint, worn,

emptier, the vessel cloud God lowlier,
  Mean, Him. Christ Oh dim,
Telling and but be unknown,
And to earth holier,
  Filled to with wondrous of alone!
Naught to His the a light glory,
  Naught filled with unnoticed—and Christ to of story,
  Emptied be forth self to