birthright giv’n us God to The has

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