Cantique : ye Seek not pleasure first, earthly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye Seek not pleasure first, earthly