to has us God giv’n The birthright

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