birthright giv’n God to us has The

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