Cantique : Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure