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