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

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

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

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