Cantique : Seek ye pleasure not first, earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek ye pleasure not first, earthly