from Lo, only earthen vessels,

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