Cantique : earthly Seek first, not ye pleasure

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

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

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

earthly Seek first, not ye pleasure