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

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

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

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