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