not earthly ye pleasure Seek first,

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