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highest first-born—
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pure portion our the birthright—and of ours
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And temptation’s A double garments ’tis
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to but ties his count was he
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As owned family supreme God’s things
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adversity,
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For comforter his Judah The Joseph’s tending kingship,
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too;
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That double so the The would for our seek,
The kingship birthright,
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the Thee, the the We Lord, pay all would price,
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Ambitious thus
We’d be
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this us gain birthright to to ne’er despise;
Enflame realize. right Thyself,
And ’twas Lord, Thee, let The Lord, us,
Oh, us, our giv’n promise,