Cantique : pleasure ye not earthly Seek first,

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

2

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

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

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

5

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

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

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

pleasure ye not earthly Seek first,