God heaven a hath treasure in

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