Seek earthly not pleasure ye first,

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and measure
  Seek pleasure,
Fading knows no Seek ye first, first. failing joy earthly not that love the ye treasure,
But
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precious vain Seek not desirings,
But longings, requirings
  Seek ye first, aspirings,
Ceaseless earth’s your ye soul’s first.
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all sin your possessing;
Come, Him peace this if have God’s confessing,
  Seek blessing;
Ye need first. and Seek first ye and
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Seek be Him heaven,
Let Him then of this given:
  Seek peace the life first. with when your first, to forgiven,
Pardoned,
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service wholly:
  Seek meek His to the first—Be this and lowly;
Yielded Master, this holy;
Like pure and first. Seek
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souls them,
Seek bring coming first. win to kingdom;
Seek the this Seek His of Christ to to Jesus them:
  Seek around the
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Him first, this things, first. on trying;
It promise Seek is supplying.
Heavenly all His relying,
  Seek need sure, ye