Cantique : not earthly pleasure ye Seek first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not earthly pleasure ye Seek first,