224 ~ Seek Ye First the Kingdom
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Seek ye first the kingdom, 'Tis your Father's will. So the voice of Jesus bids us follow still. Savior, we would hear Thee, Follow, find, and see; And in life's adventure Thy disciples be.
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As for hidden treasure, Or for matchless pearl, When at last discovered, some will sell their all: So, when breaks the vision of that kingdom fair, Ours shall be its riches and its beauty rare.
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As the silent leaven works its secret way, Or as grows the seed grain through the night and day; Lord, so be the increase, peaceable but sure, Of Thy word within us, And Thy kingdom's power.
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As the tender seedling grows up tall and strong, And the birds of heaven to its branches throng; So shall all God's children, from the east and west, Gather to His kingdom, In its shadow rest.
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Humblest shall be greatest, poor in spirit reign; Home shall come the childlike, born through Thee again Eager hearts arrive there on the pilgrim's road, Hail! the kingdom glorious of the living God!