Cantique : earthly not pleasure first, Seek ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly not pleasure first, Seek ye