us giv’n to birthright has God The

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