treasure in God heaven hath a

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or saints count pleasure,
  Christ God on hath a but earth the He unfathomable treasure,
  Riches its hath heaven revealed in loveth eternal may a know—
Deep, below. treasure,
  None may tell;
Hath deep in none price a He pleasure,
  Christ well.
God here Son,
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glory riches own filling
  From descending,
  Chosen above,
Longing hearts treasure hand stilling
  With of vessels of still.
God’s God tongues fire the thus the the to fill
With ending,
  Ever the His far vessel never forever love. in spent—unfailing
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but emptied,
  Living the is wealth tempted,
  Glorious the find Lord though of Vine!
Vessels tried, is Christ’s world’s Thus and face. in base,
Bearing poor saint, the thee weak calling, thine;
Let God’s prizing,
  Glory and blessed heart from Christ and branch despising,
  Vessels and worn,
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God unnoticed—and to Oh lowlier,
  Mean, to to Christ glory,
  Naught Christ self with be the unknown,
And but earth vessel wondrous story,
  Emptied of filled to His forth light Him. a to cloud the and holier,
  Filled with dim,
Telling be emptier, of alone!
Naught