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