Cantique : Seek earthly ye pleasure not first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek earthly ye pleasure not first,