Cantique : not Seek pleasure ye earthly first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not Seek pleasure ye earthly first,