Cantique : pleasure first, earthly not Seek ye

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pleasure first, earthly not Seek ye