Cantique : pleasure earthly Seek ye not first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pleasure earthly Seek ye not first,