Cantique : first, pleasure ye earthly not Seek

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

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

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

first, pleasure ye earthly not Seek