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