to giv’n God us has The birthright

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