Cantique : first, not earthly ye pleasure Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, not earthly ye pleasure Seek