Hymn: first, pleasure ye Seek earthly not

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

first, pleasure ye Seek earthly not