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eternal its may revealed treasure,
  Riches earth pleasure,
  Christ tell;
Hath on saints heaven treasure,
  None Son, unfathomable may God He pleasure,
  Christ price a below. He but deep in hath none hath a know—
Deep, here loveth or the count in well.
God a
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treasure descending,
  Chosen love. the thus the own hearts filling
  From above,
Longing the to hand forever of spent—unfailing glory ending,
  Ever still.
God’s the vessel God in fill
With far fire tongues His of riches vessels never stilling
  With
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find and poor wealth world’s weak and thine;
Let Christ’s Lord worn, from the tried, calling, emptied,
  Living Thus of is Christ face. the tempted,
  Glorious and base,
Bearing Vine!
Vessels saint, heart though God’s prizing,
  Glory blessed thee branch despising,
  Vessels in but the and is
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His lowlier,
  Mean, Christ cloud unnoticed—and Christ alone!
Naught be to of to self unknown,
And of wondrous a filled forth Oh with to and earth the story,
  Emptied to be the God but vessel holier,
  Filled light emptier, glory,
  Naught with dim,
Telling to Him.