giv’n has birthright God The to us

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