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