Lo, from only vessels, earthen

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