Hymn: 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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

7

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

earthly pleasure first, Seek not ye