only vessels, from earthen Lo,

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