The Cyber Hymnal 3204. I seek the kingdom first

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3203

The Cyber Hymnal‎#3204

3205

Text:	I Seek The Kingdom First
Author:	Charles Wesley
Tune:	PASTOR BONUS
Composer:	Alfred James Caldicott, 1842-1897
Media:	MIDI file

I seek the kingdom first,
The gracious joy and peace,
Thou know’st I hunger, Lord, and thirst
After Thy righteousness;
My chief and sole desire
Thine image to regain,
And then to join Thy glorious choir,
And with Thine ancients reign.

Text Information
First Line:	I seek the kingdom first
Title:	I Seek The Kingdom First
Author:	Charles Wesley
Meter:	SMD
Language:	English
Source:	Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)
Copyright:	Public Domain