Cantique : not earthly Seek ye pleasure first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not earthly Seek ye pleasure first,