Cantique : earthly not pleasure ye Seek first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly not pleasure ye Seek first,