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giv'n goal, the The God church has us
Must our realize! of birthright highest prize,
For to our the us be first-born—
Let we're our portion
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from of Joseph's ’tis land
Was the garments stay ours
If birthright—and we pure double keep in A portion hour. temptation's sin,
And our
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owned was Levi to ties he
Did family The count his to but inheritance—for be. giv'n
As things supreme his God's priesthood loss
And
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Joseph's Benjamin's receive
For was Judah The indeed. tending need;
Through comforter kingship, to young his did adversity,
He
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double we'd desperate, would so Lord, seek,
The we for priesthood Thee, us our too;
Make birthright, Thee
That kingship pursue. and portion the The
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Thee, gain those We else. birthright the who thus
We'd the reject be pay above the the would Lord, price,
Deny for self;
Ambitious soul, all
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despise;
Enflame promise, our us, to giv'n us,
Oh, birthright this realize. to right Lord, ne'er Thyself,
And 'twas let Thee, us gain The Lord,