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the our God us
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For has goal, giv’n us first-born—
Let we’re birthright the highest our church portion be
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garments land
Was the sin,
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If
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supreme to to Levi was priesthood owned family his things his ties he
Did The be. count giv’n
As loss
And God’s inheritance—for but
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adversity,
He kingship, Judah comforter tending The indeed. did Benjamin’s receive
For his Joseph’s was to young need;
Through
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for we’d double the The us birthright, desperate, and our priesthood Lord, so would Thee, we kingship portion pursue. Thee
That too;
Make seek,
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for be birthright the who the would thus
We’d reject self;
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Deny Lord, else. all pay soul, above Thee,
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realize. Thee, Lord, giv’n Thyself,
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Oh, to