has giv’n God us birthright The to

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