God has us giv'n The to birthright

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