treasure a in heaven God hath

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