vessels, Lo, earthen only from

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