Cantique : not ye first, earthly pleasure Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not ye first, earthly pleasure Seek