Cantique : Seek ye pleasure first, earthly not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek ye pleasure first, earthly not