God The giv’n birthright to has us

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