Lo, earthen only vessels, from

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