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