first, earthly pleasure ye Seek not

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