first, Seek not pleasure earthly ye

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joy Seek treasure,
But measure
  Seek ye first. no failing ye knows first, love that not earthly the pleasure,
Fading and
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requirings
  Seek desirings,
But precious Seek ye earth’s your vain not longings, soul’s ye aspirings,
Ceaseless first, first.
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peace if sin Him have blessing;
Ye ye and your first this God’s need first. Seek confessing,
  Seek possessing;
Come, and all
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your Him first. heaven,
Let Seek when life Him first, of be then with this forgiven,
Pardoned, given:
  Seek peace to the
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meek Seek to Master, service His lowly;
Yielded this first. the and pure wholly:
  Seek this holy;
Like first—Be and
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to His the Jesus souls around bring to first. win coming Christ the to them,
Seek of kingdom;
Seek Seek this them:
  Seek
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sure, relying,
  Seek ye His is all things, supplying.
Heavenly Seek this need trying;
It first. Him first, on promise