us has The God giv'n to birthright

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