Cantique : not pleasure first, ye Seek earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not pleasure first, ye Seek earthly