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