Hymn Chords

224. Seek Ye First the Kingdom

E    F#m7 E            C#m         F#m             C#m7   F#m7 B7
Seek ye   first  the   king- dom, ‘Tis  your Fa -  ther’s will.

E    F#m7 E            C#m         F#m7      B7           E


A    E    A      G#dim A     C#m   E    G#m  F#m   A7     B
Sav- ior, we     would hear  Thee, Fol- low, find, and    see;

E    F#m7 E            C#m         F#m7      B7           E
Abnd


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
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.

[Verse 2]
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.

[Verse 3]
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.

[Verse 4]
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.

[Verse 5]
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!