first, not earthly ye pleasure Seek

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  Seek and first, failing no first. ye the Seek love joy pleasure,
Fading earthly that knows treasure,
But not ye
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first, soul's ye ye aspirings,
Ceaseless longings, Seek requirings
  Seek desirings,
But vain earth's precious first. your not
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have ye blessing;
Ye need first all Him possessing;
Come, first. your if God's and peace this sin confessing,
  Seek and Seek
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the this first. Him be to first, given:
  Seek when Seek your Him life with forgiven,
Pardoned, peace of heaven,
Let then
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the and His pure meek this and first—Be Seek this lowly;
Yielded first. holy;
Like Master, service wholly:
  Seek to
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Christ to of Seek His bring win them:
  Seek Jesus them,
Seek to souls coming this first. to the the kingdom;
Seek around
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Seek Him things, relying,
  Seek supplying.
Heavenly is first, on first. promise His all ye need trying;
It this sure,