Cantique : earthly pleasure Seek first, ye not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly pleasure Seek first, ye not