Cantique : Seek earthly first, pleasure not ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek earthly first, pleasure not ye