Hymn: first, not pleasure Seek earthly ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, not pleasure Seek earthly ye