Cantique : pleasure earthly Seek first, ye not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pleasure earthly Seek first, ye not