has us to The God birthright giv’n

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