Cantique : earthly Seek pleasure ye not first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly Seek pleasure ye not first,