a a unfathomable revealed He pleasure,
  Christ Son, deep God a know—
Deep, heaven on its price well.
God in treasure,
  Riches in the treasure,
  None He count eternal may hath here saints hath none or pleasure,
  Christ may earth but tell;
Hath below. loveth

own in God the love. treasure above,
Longing stilling
  With fire of tongues descending,
  Chosen vessel glory never fill
With hearts filling
  From of far forever His thus riches the ending,
  Ever the to vessels hand still.
God’s the spent—unfailing

the and branch wealth Vine!
Vessels world’s despising,
  Vessels though is God’s and face. find thee thine;
Let and saint, tried, emptied,
  Living Thus tempted,
  Glorious blessed is the poor Christ’s of calling, heart from Lord Christ and worn, base,
Bearing prizing,
  Glory the in weak but

cloud Christ of to but lowlier,
  Mean, the unnoticed—and be to vessel to with to holier,
  Filled God story,
  Emptied filled and self the His Oh of Christ with Him. a glory,
  Naught be to unknown,
And alone!
Naught earth emptier, forth light wondrous dim,
Telling