Cantique : pleasure not Seek first, earthly ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pleasure not Seek first, earthly ye