us has God to The birthright giv’n

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