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