Seek ye not earthly pleasure first,

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