Cantique : ye Seek not earthly pleasure first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye Seek not earthly pleasure first,