Cantique : Seek earthly pleasure not ye first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek earthly pleasure not ye first,