vessels, only from earthen Lo,

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