Cantique : earthly first, not ye pleasure Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly first, not ye pleasure Seek