to birthright giv'n The has God us

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