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ye measure
  Seek joy and ye love the failing knows that pleasure,
Fading no not treasure,
But Seek first. earthly first,
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vain precious ye not first. requirings
  Seek your desirings,
But longings, Seek first, aspirings,
Ceaseless ye soul’s earth’s
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confessing,
  Seek have this and Him first all Seek if peace God’s possessing;
Come, sin need blessing;
Ye first. your and ye
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Him the forgiven,
Pardoned, first, Him be Seek peace given:
  Seek when then first. to with this your life heaven,
Let of
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holy;
Like first—Be meek and and pure first. lowly;
Yielded Master, wholly:
  Seek service His the this this Seek to
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them,
Seek to to souls kingdom;
Seek first. to the of the Christ around His Seek Jesus this them:
  Seek win bring coming
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is His promise first, ye supplying.
Heavenly relying,
  Seek Seek all trying;
It Him sure, on first. need this things,