Cantique : Seek not earthly ye pleasure first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek not earthly ye pleasure first,