giv’n has birthright The us God to

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