vessels, only Lo, from earthen

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