Hymn: first, ye not Seek pleasure earthly

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

first, ye not Seek pleasure earthly