Cantique : first, Seek ye earthly pleasure not

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

first, Seek ye earthly pleasure not