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

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

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

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