Cantique : earthly ye not pleasure first, Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly ye not pleasure first, Seek