Hymn: first, Seek pleasure ye earthly not

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

first, Seek pleasure ye earthly not