Cantique : first, ye not Seek pleasure earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, ye not Seek pleasure earthly