Cantique : ye pleasure first, Seek not earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye pleasure first, Seek not earthly