Cantique : Seek not ye pleasure first, earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek not ye pleasure first, earthly