Cantique : pleasure ye not first, Seek earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pleasure ye not first, Seek earthly