Cantique : ye earthly first, pleasure Seek not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ye earthly first, pleasure Seek not