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