has us to God The giv’n birthright

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