Hymn: Seek ye not first, pleasure earthly

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

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

7

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

Seek ye not first, pleasure earthly