earthly pleasure first, Seek not ye

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