Cantique : first, pleasure earthly not ye Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, pleasure earthly not ye Seek