us to giv’n birthright God has The

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