earthly pleasure ye Seek not first,

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