Cantique : not Seek ye pleasure earthly first,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not Seek ye pleasure earthly first,