Lo, from vessels, earthen only

Lo

from vessels

earthen only

Shining forth in ceaseless grace

Reaching weary hearts

and lonely

Beams the light from Jesus’ face!

Christ

the light that fills the heavens

Shining forth on earth beneath

Through His Spirit freely given

Light of life ’midst shades of death;

Down from heaven’s unclouded glory

God Himself the treasure brought

Closing thus His love’s sweet story

With His sweetest

deepest thought.

Earthen vessels

marred

unsightly

But the treasure as of old

Fresh from glory

gleaming brightly

Heaven’s undimmed

unchanging gold.

Vessels

broken

frail

yet bearing

Through the hungry ages on

Riches giv’n with hand unsparing—

God’s great Gift

His precious Son!