Cantique : not Seek pleasure earthly first, ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not Seek pleasure earthly first, ye