Cantique : earthly pleasure first, not Seek ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly pleasure first, not Seek ye