has birthright us God giv’n The to

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