Cantique : ye pleasure Seek not first, earthly

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

2

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

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

4

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

5

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

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

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

ye pleasure Seek not first, earthly