Cantique : ye first, earthly Seek not pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye first, earthly Seek not pleasure