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

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

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

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