only earthen from vessels, Lo,

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