from earthen vessels, only Lo,

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