Cantique : earthly not first, pleasure Seek ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

earthly not first, pleasure Seek ye