from earthen only vessels, Lo,

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