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