first, Seek earthly pleasure ye not

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