Cantique : not Seek first, ye earthly pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not Seek first, ye earthly pleasure