Lo, only earthen from vessels,

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