Lo, from vessels, earthen only

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