Cantique : ye first, not earthly pleasure Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye first, not earthly pleasure Seek