Hymn: ye not first, Seek earthly pleasure

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

ye not first, Seek earthly pleasure