to us giv’n has The God birthright

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