Cantique : ye earthly first, not pleasure Seek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye earthly first, not pleasure Seek