Cantique : not earthly Seek pleasure ye first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not earthly Seek pleasure ye first,