Seek not ye pleasure earthly first,

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