Cantique : first, ye pleasure not Seek earthly

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

first, ye pleasure not Seek earthly