Lo, vessels, from only earthen

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