Hymn: first, pleasure ye earthly Seek not

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failing Seek knows no treasure,
But earthly first, and measure
Seek not ye pleasure,
Fading the love joy first. that ye

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Seek first, ye requirings
Seek aspirings,
Ceaseless first. your vain not longings, soul’s ye precious desirings,
But earth’s

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blessing;
Ye your ye confessing,
Seek peace God’s and Him sin first. if this possessing;
Come, all and have need first Seek

4

when of Him life the forgiven,
Pardoned, given:
Seek to this with your Seek heaven,
Let then first. Him be peace first,

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and this to wholly:
Seek Seek pure first. the service first—Be lowly;
Yielded and this meek Master, holy;
Like His

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them,
Seek first. the Seek to kingdom;
Seek Jesus the to coming souls around Christ to them:
Seek His win this of bring

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His relying,
Seek Seek sure, Him trying;
It need promise on this is ye first. supplying.
Heavenly first, things, all

first, pleasure ye earthly Seek not