Hymn: Seek first, ye pleasure earthly not

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

Seek first, ye pleasure earthly not