Cantique : first, Seek ye not earthly pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, Seek ye not earthly pleasure