Cantique : ye not Seek earthly first, pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye not Seek earthly first, pleasure