Cantique : first, not ye Seek pleasure earthly

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

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

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

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

first, not ye Seek pleasure earthly