Cantique : Seek pleasure ye not earthly first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek pleasure ye not earthly first,