Hymn: first, Seek pleasure ye earthly not

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

first, Seek pleasure ye earthly not