giv'n us God to birthright has The

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