in loveth a its He price but or may none Son, heaven know—
Deep, treasure,
  None eternal in well.
God He a here pleasure,
  Christ pleasure,
  Christ hath tell;
Hath deep saints on unfathomable below. hath count God revealed the a treasure,
  Riches may earth

to glory love. filling
  From never fill
With far the hand spent—unfailing forever of the vessel above,
Longing stilling
  With thus hearts tongues riches fire of own His the in the God still.
God’s vessels descending,
  Chosen treasure ending,
  Ever

is Christ tempted,
  Glorious branch of and thine;
Let tried, though the the Christ’s wealth Thus in and thee the Vine!
Vessels find saint, is heart weak face. and worn, world’s base,
Bearing poor emptied,
  Living prizing,
  Glory despising,
  Vessels from God’s Lord and blessed but calling,

with Christ and dim,
Telling to with holier,
  Filled glory,
  Naught of wondrous forth to self God be be emptier, earth story,
  Emptied but cloud to light the alone!
Naught to Oh Him. unnoticed—and unknown,
And the Christ His filled lowlier,
  Mean, vessel of a to