Cantique : first, Seek pleasure ye earthly not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, Seek pleasure ye earthly not