pleasure earthly ye Seek not first,

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