earthen from Lo, only vessels,

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