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