Cantique : earthly ye Seek not first, pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly ye Seek not first, pleasure