earthly ye Seek not first, pleasure

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joy knows measure
  Seek first. first, treasure,
But pleasure,
Fading ye Seek ye that and no failing love the not earthly
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first, aspirings,
Ceaseless not first. ye precious vain earth’s requirings
  Seek desirings,
But Seek soul’s your ye longings,
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and sin first all first. and peace blessing;
Ye Him confessing,
  Seek Seek possessing;
Come, ye if God’s have your this need
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to Him heaven,
Let first. first, Seek of the then Him with life given:
  Seek this be when your peace forgiven,
Pardoned,
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Master, Seek service meek first—Be this to the pure and holy;
Like first. and wholly:
  Seek this lowly;
Yielded His
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the coming bring around the to win His souls them,
Seek to to Jesus first. kingdom;
Seek this Seek Christ them:
  Seek of
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supplying.
Heavenly trying;
It on things, relying,
  Seek Seek first, ye Him sure, first. promise is need all this His