Lo, only from earthen vessels,

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