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