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Author: Georgiana M. Taylor, 1847-1915 Meter: 8.8.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure Lyrics: 1 Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure, Fading joy and failing treasure, But the love that knows no measure, Seek ye first, seek ye first. 2 Seek ye first God’s peace and blessing; Ye have all if this possessing: Come, your need and sin confessing, Seek Him first, seek Him first. 3 Seek this first—be pure and holy; Like the Master, meek and lowly; Yielded to His service wholly: Seek this first, seek this first. 4 Seek the coming of His kingdom; Seek the souls around, to win them, Seek to Jesus Christ to bring them; Seek this first, seek this first. 5 Seek this first, His promise trying, It is sure—all need supplying— Heav’nly things—on Him relying— Seek ye first, seek ye first. Used With Tune: PITCAIRN

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[Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoms. Cairns Incipit: 33334 44355 55646 Used With Text: Seek Ye First

[Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: C. H. Forrest Incipit: 34556 35423 44524 Used With Text: Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure

AESCENDUNE

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Hugh Blair (1864-1932) Incipit: 33234 54355 45676 Used With Text: Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure

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Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure

Author: Georgiana M. Taylor Hymnal: The Song Companion to the Scriptures #199 (1911) Languages: English Tune Title: [Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure]

Seek Ye First

Author: Georgiana M. Taylor, 1847-1915 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11577 Meter: 8.8.8.6 First Line: Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure Lyrics: 1 Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure, Fading joy and failing treasure, But the love that knows no measure, Seek ye first, seek ye first. 2 Seek ye first God’s peace and blessing; Ye have all if this possessing: Come, your need and sin confessing, Seek Him first, seek Him first. 3 Seek this first—be pure and holy; Like the Master, meek and lowly; Yielded to His service wholly: Seek this first, seek this first. 4 Seek the coming of His kingdom; Seek the souls around, to win them, Seek to Jesus Christ to bring them; Seek this first, seek this first. 5 Seek this first, His promise trying, It is sure—all need supplying— Heav’nly things—on Him relying— Seek ye first, seek ye first. Languages: English Tune Title: PITCAIRN

Seek Ye First

Author: Georgiana M. Taylor Hymnal: Victorious Life Hymns #144 (1919) First Line: Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure Topics: Faith; Invitation; Victory Tune Title: [Seek ye first, not earthly pleasure]

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Georgiana M. Taylor

1857 - 1914 Author of "Seek Ye First" in Victorious Life Hymns

Hugh Blair

1718 - 1800 Person Name: Hugh Blair (1864-1932) Composer of "AESCENDUNE" in Christian Praise Blair, Hugh, D.D., eldest son of John Blair, merchant. Edinburgh, was born at Edinburgh, April 7, 1718. In 1730 he entered the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated M.A. in 1739. In 1742 he was ordained parish minister of Collessie, in Fife, became, in 1743, second minister of the Canongate, Edinburgh, in 1754 minister of Lady Yester's, and in 1758 joint minister of the High Church (now styled St. Giles's Cathedral). In 1762, while still retaining his pastoral charge, he was appointed the first Professor of Rhetoric in the University of Edinburgh—a chair founded for him. He received the degree of D.D. from the University of St. Andrews, in 1757. He died in Edinburgh, Dec. 27, 1800. In 1744 Dr. Blair was appointed a member of the Committee of Assembly which compiled the Translations and Paraphrases of 1745, and in 1775 of that which revised and enlarged them. To him are ascribed by the Rev. W. Thomson and the Rev. Dr. Hew Scott, Nos. 4, 33, 34, 44, of the 1781 collection. He is also credited with the alterations made on Paraphrases 32 and 57, in 1745-51, and on Paraphrase 20, in 1781. The Rev. J. W. Macmeeken would ascribe these 4 Paraphrases to his second cousin, the Rev. Robert Blair, author of The Grave [eldest son of the Rev. David Blair, born in Edinburgh, 1699, ordained Parish minister of Athelstaneford, East Lothian, in 1731,appointed, in 1742,a number of the Committee which compiled the 1745 collection, died at Atholstaneford. Feb. 4, 1746]. Dr. C. Rogers, in his Lyra Britannica (pp. 66 & 664, ed. 1867) holds that, though Dr. Hugh Blair may have altered Paraphrases 44 and 57, neither he, nor Robert Blair, wrote any original hymns. While the weight of opinion and of probability is in favour of Dr. Hugh Blair, no very definite evidence is presented on either side, though the records of the Presbytery of Edinburgh in 1748 show Dr. Hugh Blair as selected to revise Nos. 18 (7 in 1781), 21 (46 in 1781), and probably others. [Rev. James Mears, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)