Cantique : first, earthly pleasure ye not Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, earthly pleasure ye not Seek