to birthright us has The God giv’n

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