us God giv’n The birthright to has

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