Cantique : Seek not pleasure ye first, earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek not pleasure ye first, earthly