Cantique : earthly ye Seek pleasure not first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly ye Seek pleasure not first,