to The us has birthright God giv'n

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