(D. Radmacher)

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VERSE 1

We are hard-pressed, but have not been crushed
Sometimes perplexed, but not in des – pair
For we always carry about in our bodies
The dying of Jesus, that He might be glorified!

CHORUS

For we have this treasure in earthen vessels
That the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us
For we have this treasure in earthen vessels
That the excellence of the power may be of God,
And not of us

VERSE 2

We have a house not made with hands
Prepared in heaven, forever it stands
So we do not focus on things that distract our gaze
For the unseen is eternal and never will fade away

CHORUS

For we have this treasure in earthen vessels
That the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us
For we have this treasure in earthen vessels
That the excellence of the power may be of God……

BRIDGE

For our light and fleeting affliction is only for this time
But it places treasure in heaven, a weight of glory divine

CHORUS

For we have this treasure in earthen vessels
That the excellence of the power may be of God, and not of us
For we have this treasure in earthen vessels
That the excellence of the power may be of God,
And not of us

TAG

We are hard-pressed, but have not been crushed
Sometimes perplexed, but not in despair

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