earthly Seek not first, ye pleasure

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love ye ye pleasure,
Fading measure
  Seek joy treasure,
But and first. first, Seek knows not the that no earthly failing
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soul’s ye not precious longings, requirings
  Seek ye desirings,
But first, vain Seek earth’s aspirings,
Ceaseless first. your
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God’s have confessing,
  Seek Him this peace your sin first. first Seek and and possessing;
Come, ye if all blessing;
Ye need
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first. with this when to forgiven,
Pardoned, of your Him the life heaven,
Let first, then peace Him Seek be given:
  Seek
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first—Be holy;
Like the pure and and to this Master, meek first. Seek this lowly;
Yielded wholly:
  Seek service His
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them:
  Seek kingdom;
Seek them,
Seek around of to souls Seek His this the to Jesus first. the win bring coming Christ to
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Seek sure, first, Him trying;
It ye things, all is promise supplying.
Heavenly relying,
  Seek this on need His first.