birthright giv'n us has God The to

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