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

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

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

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